LeBron James Celebrates Son Bronny’s Birthday, Says He is the G.O.A.T ‘on and Off the Court’

LeBron James celebrates Bronny James’ birthday!

The NBA star, 38, called his son Bronny “the greatest of all time” in a loving Instagram post as his oldest child turned 19 on Friday.

“On and off the court you are 🐐@bronny!!,” Lebron captioned his celebratory post, including a goat emoji to refer to his son being the GOAT (the greatest of all time).

“Happy birthday son!!! I love you ♾️ child. Keep going up! 🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎✨✨✨✨,” LeBron added.

Along with the message, the athlete shared a series of photos of himself and Bronny, including one of father and son smiling as they pose for a photo. Another photo shows the pair grinning at the camera again as Bronny gave the camera a thumbs up.

James posted a birthday tribute to son Bronny on Friday.

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LeBron also reposted several photos on his Instagram Story showing his son playing basketball as a young child and over the years as he continued to celebrate his son’s birthday.

The NBA star is paying tribute to his oldest son after Bronny suffered a heart attack during practice at the University of Southern California in July.

In August, the James family announced that Bronny had been diagnosed with an “anatomically and functionally significant congenital heart defect” which they added “can and will be treated.”

Bronny’s 19th birthday comes two months after he suffered a cardiac arrest.

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Earlier this week, Lebron shared that Bronny — who recently started his first semester at USC — is “doing very well” while giving an update on the 19-year-old’s progress and post-surgery plans to The Athletic Jovan Buha.

After a “successful surgery,” Lebron said Bronny “has begun rehab to get back on the floor this season,” according to Buha’s report.

“We’re excited to see where he’s at and what the future holds for him,” LeBron concluded of his Bronny update.

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LeBron said Bronny was doing “extremely well” in a health update on Monday. Cassy Athena/Getty Images

Along with Bronny, the former Lakers star also shares Bryce Maximus (16) and Zhuri Nova (8) with wife Savannah James (37).

Savannah also posted a birthday tribute to their oldest child on Friday.

“Happiest 19th Birthday!!!!!” the mother of three wrote on Instagram. “I pray that the joy that radiates from this photo is what you feel today. It’s been a few months, but the strength, resilience and determination you’ve shown has kept us all grounded in positivity!”

“I love you so much and I pray for health, happiness and prosperity in this year and all the years ahead!! 🎉🎉🎉😘😘😘🤎🤎🤎🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🎂🎂🎂🎂,” Savannah ended her post.

Last month, USC basketball coach Andy Enfield shared that Bronny was “doing very well” in another update while talking about the teenager’s recovery, though he added that he “can’t comment on anything medically.”

“He’s going to class and doing extremely well in school, and we’re really excited for him,” Enfield said, according to ESPN, confirming that the athlete did not participate in the team’s first game of the season.

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