"Bronny could neva": Hoops fans react to NBA star James Harden comparing himself to Gilbert Arenas' son Alijah Arenas 

Day two CIF State basketball championship games at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. - Source: Getty
Day two CIF State basketball championship games at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. - Source: Getty

Class of 2026 prospect Alijah Arenas has been very active on his Instagram when it comes to sharing James Harden's posts. The shooting guard shared a reel by the Los Angeles Clippers after Harden broke the record for the second-most 3-pointers in the NBA on Oct. 18. He also shared a post by Harden on his IG story.

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Furthermore, the 10x NBA All-Star also talked about the Chatsworth, CA native in a video shared by 'The Hoops Pill' on Instagram. Check out what he said below:

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When Harden was asked if he keeps himself updated with high school basketball, he said that he saw Alijah Arenas and that the 6-foot-4 guard shared some similarities with him. The hoops fans were quick to react to the post with their comments:

Hoops fans react to NBA star James Harden comparing himself to Gilbert Arenas' son Alijah Arenas
Hoops fans react to NBA star James Harden comparing himself to Gilbert Arenas' son Alijah Arenas
This fan compared Alijah Arenas with son of the 4x NBA Champ LeBron James, Bronny James, "Bronny could neva #LeMascot #Nepotism."
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"Imagine yo pops @no.chill.gil and you can call harden. Young Bull gonna be unstoppable," commented a fan.
This fan stated that he found Arenas' style of play similar to James Harden's, "I thought the same thing when I just watched alijah. “He play like James harden.”

There were other fans who commended his father and the 3x NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas:

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Hoops fans react to NBA star James Harden comparing himself to Gilbert Arenas' son Alijah Arenas
Hoops fans react to NBA star James Harden comparing himself to Gilbert Arenas' son Alijah Arenas
"Gill got that boy training like he vet in the league he really might mess around and be a top 5 pick," this fan thought Arenas will be a top 5 pick in the NBA Draft.
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Another fan applauded Gilbert Arenas, "That’s the next one up Gilbert Arenas son is the man his skills is very impressive just like his dad! I think it’s another son up next 🔥"
"@no.chill.gil you might didn't win a ring but you won the best upcoming son competition," commented a fan.
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Alijah Arenas talks about his learnings from LeBron James

Alijah Arenas and his father appeared in a YouTube video by Susolu Water and the duo covered various topics. However, when the 6-foot-4 shooting guard was asked about what he learned from LeBron James, this is what Arenas said:

"I feel like all the top players, especially those two, they are really big on being neat, on time and just seeing LeBron's locker, I could just imagine what Kobe's was," Gilbert Arenas said. "All his stuff is neat. There's nothing missing, lying around.
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"I visited his locker and all I see is just perfection, but when I see that and then I see everybody else's, that shows me that he's the leader."

The Class of 2026 prospect has 17 offers from colleges including Arizona, Arizona State, Alabama, Fresno State, Washington and more. He will enter his junior year now and has another year before he makes a decision on his college.

Edited by Akshay Saraswat
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