LeBron James photo with Bow Wow leaves fans shocked as they claim he 'looks like his step daddy'
LEBRON James has been an athletic phenom since his teenage years – and the NBA star's old picture with rapper Bow Wow shows it perfectly.
The photo resurfaced recently and went viral in no time because of the jarring height difference between the two even though the artist is just three years younger than the Los Angeles Lakers forward.
James, 38, and Bow Wow – real name Shad Gregory Moss, who's now believed to be 5-foot-7 – posed for the snap with NBA legend Magic Johnson in 2003.
They met at MTV Studios in New York City, making an appearance on the Total Request Live show in June.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers would draft the then-18-year-old James with the No. 1 pick just a few days later.
But he already stood at a similar height to the 6-foot-9 Johnson – while towering head and shoulders over Bow Wow.
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James and Bow Wow – who had already turned 16; LeBron is only 26 months older than the rapper having been born in December – also held basketballs in their hands.
The ball in the future All-Star's grasp seemed to be of a smaller size –and it looked comically tiny compared to the one held by the artist.
With the photo garnering millions of views on Twitter over the past few days, NBA fans couldn't help but laugh at how much older James looked at the time.
"Ain’t no way. LeBron looks like he Bow Wow stepdaddy," one tweeted.
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"LeBron looks like he has a mini hoop ball," another wrote.
"Little Bow Wow probably hates this picture," a third added.
"Why they doing Bow like this!" one said.
It's not the only picture that left NBA fans shocked recently.
Another snap resurfaced earlier this week, showing James during his second stint with the Cavaliers.
He sat next to Dwyane Wade and Derrick Rose at a game in 2017-18, showing how stacked the Cavs were that season.
But the All-Star trio played just 52 minutes together that year because of injuries.
Cleveland would still make the NBA Finals before getting swept by the Golden State Warriors.
