With security guards controlling the crowd completely around the court, the next great basketball phenom scored 43 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, all while his opponent’s famous father, LeBron James, looked on from the sideline. Evan Daniels set the scene from Emoni Bates’ incredible performance:
With arguably the best player of all time cheering on his son on one end of the court, you couldn’t help but wonder if Bates is the best prospect to come through the high school ranks since LeBron played at Akron (Ohio) St. Vincent St. Mary.
Perhaps that’s a lot to put on a 15-year old’s shoulder, but it’s not farfetched.