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- From basketball to NASCAR, children are following in their parent’s footsteps across many sports.
- Dwayne Wade’s son, Zaire, and LeBron Jame’s son, LeBron Jr., are set to play high school basketball together at Sierra Canyon High School.
- Steph and Seth Curry are the sons of Dell Curry, who is the Charlotte Hornets all-time leader in points (9,839) and three-pointers (929).
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According to the 2018 edition of State of Play, a report created by the Aspen Institute, 69.1% of children age six to 12 play a sport at least one day a year.
It’s no surprise that the sons of LeBron James and Dwayne Wade are pursuing basketball in their father’s footsteps, but not all athletes are the children of athletic parents.
Singer-songwriter Rod Stewart’s son plays hockey, while rapper Big Boi’s son plays football.
Below we take you through 11 athletes who have a famous parent.
Liam Stewart
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Liam Stewart is the son of singer-songwriter Rod Stewart and New Zealand model Rachel Hunter.
Stewart scored twice and won a gold medal during the Ice Hockey Division 1B World Championship event in Northern Ireland in 2017. He signed with the Queenstown Skycity Stampede in May 2019.
Zaire Wade
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Miami Heat legend Dwayne Wade’s son is following in his father’s footsteps. Zaire Wade transferred to Sierra Canyon High School for his senior season. He will be playing alongside LeBron James Jr. during 2019-20.
According to his Instagram, Wade has received college offers from the University of Rhode Island and DePaul University, which are both Division I schools.
LeBron James Jr.
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Better known by his nickname Bronny, LeBron James Jr. is the son of NBA star, LeBron James. LeBron Jr. is transferring to Sierra Canyon High School as a freshman for the 2019-20 season and Class of 2023 prospect. He previously went to the Crossroads School for Arts and Science, which is a K-12 private school.
According to Sports Illustrated, James was receiving offers from colleges as early as when he was 10 years old, which his father said should be a "violation."
In 2016 ESPN reported that LeBron Jr. has "standing scholarship offers" from Duke University and the University of Kentucky.
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