Bronny James Gifts Byu WR Jojo Phillips Rarely No. 9 Jersey

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Salt Lake City – Bronny James reunited himself with his former high school teammate Jojo Phillips and gave Byu -wide receiving his jersey after a career night in Utah.

James scored a career hill nine points in eight minutes for Los Angeles Lakers on 3-4 shooting including 2-3 from the three-point line.

Lakers fell to Jazz 131-119 in their last match before the All-Star break.

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After James’s Breakout performance against Jazz, Lakers Rookie gave his game-worn jersey to Phillips, who was on the game with several Byu teammates.

Byu Sports Nation’s Jarom Jordan shared a photo of the signed jersey on social media.

“To my guy Jojo!,” James wrote on the shirt. “Continue with my boy !!”

James and Phillips were teammates at the Sierra Canyon Basketball team before the broad recipient committed to playing football at Byu.

Phillips has registered 11 catches for 216 yards and three touchdowns in two seasons for Cougars.

James continued to play basketball at the USC before being selected by Lakers in the second round of the NBA draft in 2024.

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Ben Anderson is Utah Jazz Insider for KSL Sports and Co-host for Jake and Ben from 10-12p with Jake Scott on 97.5 KSL Sports Zone. Find Ben on Twitter on @Benshoops, On Instagram @Benshoops, or on Bluesky.