Celebrity Basketball legend’s eldest son LeBron Raymone ‘Bronny’ James Jr. shared photos of his prom date. The young basketball player’s Instagram post on Sunday was flooded with comments. Most of the comments on his photos called him out for taking a white girl to the prom. Some of the comments were also rude. The young man received support from Robert Griffin III and a few other users.
On Sunday, the junior hooper attended the dance at his school Sierra Canyon School with a senior Peyton Gelfuso. He wore a tuxedo with a blue and black pattern. He matched it with blue suede shoes. His date Peyton wore a white halter dress, covered with crystals and feathers, with a large slit and white high heels. Bronny drove his date to the school dance in a black Mercedes AMG GT Coupe.
Some social media users began criticizing Bronny for not taking someone like him to the dance. They didn’t like the fact that his date was light skinned. They made their displeasure apparent in their comments. One user was also rude and posted “gold digger” lyrics by celebrity rapper Kanye West and the implication was obvious.
However, there were other social media users who defended the upcoming basketball star. Some of them told the trolls that they were a part of the problem in society today. One Twitter user asked others to let Bronny enjoy his prom without him or his date getting thrashed.
Celebrity Robert Griffin III, fired back at all the racist and hate comments. He said, “LEAVE THESE KIDS ALONE.” He extended his support to the young couple, on Wednesday.
RG3 is married to Estonian athlete Grete Sadeiko. The American football quarterback has also faced criticism for not marrying a black woman. He shut down criticism saying, “It’s not anti-black to love someone outside your race.” His support for Bronny is expected as he has faced trolls himself. Basketball legend LeBron James has remained silent on the issue, up to the time of publication of the article.
