LA Sparks’ Rickea Jackson echoes mom Caryn Jackson's subtle jab at WNBA with 3 word response on LeBron James-Bronny Lakers pairing

LA Sparks young star Rickea Jackson's mother, Caryn Jackon, had a playful reaction to LeBron James and Bronny James becoming the first father-son duo to play in the NBA at the same time. Caryn joked that she could have been in that position with Rickea, but the league wasn't ready.

"This could be @iamthathooper and I but the @wnba wasn’t ready 😂😭😭," Caryn wrote.

Rickea reacted with a three-word message confirming what her mother said.

"Definitely wasn’t ready😭😭😭," Rickea quote-tweeted.

Jokes aside, Caryn Jackson was once an outstanding basketball player in college. She won the championship in 1996 and received All-Star honors at Detroit Murray Wright before attending the University of Kansas to defend the Jayhawks.

Once she finished her collegiate career, Caryn became an entrepreneur and is now the founder of Court Side Cutie, a consulting business that helps parents with kids aspiring to become professional athletes.

Despite having a mother with such a good background in college basketball, Rickea Jackson wasn't interested in the sport when she was a teenager. She decided to pick up the basketball after watching her little brother play and ever since that moment, she's come a long way.

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Rickea Jackson took a shot at brother, called him 'weakest hooper on earth'

Rickea Jackson has kept herself busy since the end of her rookie season. Despite being a part of the team with the league's worst record, she made some noise with her performances. The offseason hasn't slowed her down, as she continues to work on her game in the gym and has engaged in friendly contests with her brother, Jeremiah Jackson.

The young player took to Instagram stories to poke fun at her brother and called him the 'weakest hooper on earth' after he missed a 3-pointer from the logo.

Jeremiah responded by saying she should have shown his successful shot, but Rickea only posted the one where he missed.

Rickea Jackson was considered one of the best players of the 2024 rookie class. She landed on a team with another high-profile rookie, Cameron Brink, but that didn't prevent her from having a solid first campaign.

She averaged 13.4 points (45.6% from the field, 34.7% from beyond the arc and 80.7% from the free-throw line), 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in 28.8 minutes per contest.