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02/28 19:28 CST LeBron James' 11-year-old daughter Zhuri has a fun shootaround
with father before game with Warriors
LeBron James' 11-year-old daughter Zhuri has a fun shootaround with father
before game with Warriors
By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) --- Zhuri James stood with her back to the basket at the
free-throw line and heaved an over-the-head shot that banked in after several
previous attempts.
A little coaching and love from her superstar dad did the trick. LeBron James'
11-year-old daughter held a shooting session of her own at Chase Center on
Saturday night after he concluded his own warmup routine.
"I don't know," she said of what the trick was to finally make the backward
free throw, "I tried to make sure I was in front of the basket."
She also dribbled on the baseline as he dribbled and James caught a glimpse and
gave her a smile, then Zhuri came out on the court for some shots from
different spots around the key.
Zhuri said she had fun with opportunity, not something she gets to do at road
games very often. At Lakers home games, she does it "sometimes but not a lot."
And before the 41-year-old James headed into the locker room to finish getting
ready to face the Golden State Warriors, who were without injured rival Stephen
Curry for a 10th straight game, Zhuri threw him an alley-oop and he slammed it
home. They shared a sweet handshake and he told her "love you" before heading
inside.
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