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Would you let your kids play football? Lebron says no.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 9:57 am
Posted on 11/14/14 at 9:57 am
This seems like a bandwagon thing that everyone is jumping on right now.
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LeBron James told ESPN.com on Friday that he does not let his sons, LeBron Jr. and Bryce Maximus, play football.
When asked whether the reason for his decision was the health dangers related to football, James replied, "Yes."
"Only basketball, baseball and soccer are allowed in my house," James said hours before leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a victory over the Denver Nuggets.
In addition to being one of the most highly touted high school basketball players of all time, James was an all-state wide receiver at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio. He stopped playing football after his junior season because of a broken wrist suffered in the offseason.
James, who in the past has called football his first love, remains a huge NFL and college football fan.
James said 7-year-old Bryce Maximus plays soccer, among other sports, while LeBron Jr., 10, is beginning to focus on basketball.
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Posted on 11/14/14 at 9:57 am to RedRifle
Yes
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Posted on 11/14/14 at 9:58 am to RedRifle
To make up for it, my son will only play football.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 9:58 am to RedRifle
Yes. But brain injury is concerning.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 9:58 am to RedRifle
Probably not. There are better sports with less cons.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 9:58 am to RedRifle
If you care about your kid, you shouldn't.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 9:59 am to RedRifle
No, I don't think I would.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 9:59 am to hendersonshands
Being scared all the time is no way to go through life. That is important to learn at a young age.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 9:59 am to RedRifle
If my kid is dead set on playing I wouldn't stand in there way. However, I will not be encouraging them to play.
Football will be a dead sport in 50 years if not sooner.
Football will be a dead sport in 50 years if not sooner.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 9:59 am to RedRifle
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This seems like a bandwagon thing that everyone is jumping on right now.
Or maybe they're doing actual research on the sport
Posted on 11/14/14 at 10:00 am to RedRifle
this is one of those things that I've changed my mind on in the last few years
I don't know if I would let my kid play football and I know it's totally hypocritical to say that
I don't know if I would let my kid play football and I know it's totally hypocritical to say that
Posted on 11/14/14 at 10:00 am to td01241
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Being scared all the time is no way to go through life. That is important to learn at a young age.
So you think if my kid doesn't play football he is going to be scared all the time?
Posted on 11/14/14 at 10:00 am to td01241
Being scared and causing permanent damage to a developing brain are two different things
Posted on 11/14/14 at 10:00 am to RedRifle
Only if he really wanted to play it.
I'm not going to encourage it.
Seems to be the popular sentiment among those aged 22-30. Football's going to die in about twenty years.
I'm not going to encourage it.
Seems to be the popular sentiment among those aged 22-30. Football's going to die in about twenty years.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 10:00 am to td01241
To be fair his kids are so coddled and out of touch their version of "going through life" is much different from ours.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 10:00 am to td01241
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Being scared all the time is no way to go through life.
Understanding that trivial actions cause major consequences later is an important lesson.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 10:01 am to fightin tigers
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If my kid is dead set on playing I wouldn't stand in there way. However, I will not be encouraging them to play.
Football will be a dead sport in 50 years if not sooner.
I would like to change my response to this.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 10:01 am to fightin tigers
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If my kid is dead set on playing I wouldn't stand in his way. However, I will not be encouraging them to play.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 10:01 am to RedRifle
No one cares about what LeBron James says except ESPN. He's no Robert Horry
Posted on 11/14/14 at 10:02 am to Pilot Tiger
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I don't know if I would let my kid play football and I know it's totally hypocritical to say that
Like Mel Gibson said in "The Patriot":
"I'm a parent. I haven't got the luxury of principles."
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