On Friday, LeBron James honors his son Bronny’s 19th birthday on Instagram. PHOTO: INSTRAGRAM/LEBRON JAMESBronny James’ birthday is being celebrated by LeBron James!On Friday, the 38-year-old NBA player celebrated his oldest child’s 19th birthday by calling his son Bronny the “greatest of all time” in a heartfelt tribute post on Instagram.Lebron captioned his celebratory tweet, “On and off the court you’re the @bronny!!” and included a goat emoji to allude to his son’s status as the greatest of all time.”Happy Birthday, my kid! I ️ you, kid. Continue to soar! 🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎,” LeBron concluded.The sportsman posted many photos of himself and Bronny with the message, one of which showed the father and son laughing while posing for a picture. In a follow-up picture, Bronny gave the camera a thumbs-up while the two continued to smile for the camera.James posted a birthday tribute to son Bronny on Friday. 

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LeBron also shared a number of old pictures of his son playing basketball on his Instagram Story, which he shared to commemorate his birthday every year. The pictures were taken when the boy was younger.The NBA player paid homage to his oldest son, Bronny, who passed away in July while working out at the University of Southern California.Bronny’s diagnosis of “an anatomically and functionally significant congenital heart defect” was revealed by the James family in August, along with the words “can and will be treated.”Bronny’s 19th birthday comes two months after suffering a cardiac arrest. 

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Bronny, who recently started his first semester at USC, is “doing extremely well,” according to Lebron, who updated The Athletic’s Jovan Buha on the 19-year-old’s recovery and post-surgery plans earlier this week.Lebron stated that Bronny had “begun his rehab to get back on the floor this season” following a “successful surgery,” per Buha’s report.LeBron wrapped up his update on Bronny by saying, “We’re happy to see where he is and what his future still has in store for him.”In a Monday health update, LeBron stated that Bronny is doing “extremely well”. SNUG ATHENA/SNUG IMAGESThe former NBA player and his wife, Savannah James, 37, have two children together: eight-year-old Zhuri Nova and sixteen-year-old Bryce Maximus.Additionally, on Friday, Savannah sent a birthday message for their oldest child.”My best 19th birthday ever!” the mother of three exclaimed on Instagram. “May the happiness gleaned from this picture fill your heart on this particular day. Even though it has been a few months, your courage, resiliency, and willpower have kept us all focused on the good.”You have my undying love and my prayers for good health, joy, and wealth this year and in the years to come! 🤎. Savannah completed her blog entry.In a previous update last month, Bronny’s rehabilitation was discussed by USC basketball coach Andy Enfield, who stated that the kid “is doing very well” but that he “can’t comment on anything medically.”According to an ESPN report, Enfield stated, “He’s going to class and doing extremely well in school, and we’re really excited for him,” while confirming that the player did not play in the team’s opening game of the season.