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The force is strong in the post: The NBA equivalent for every Star Wars film

By Aaron Hertzog

British actors Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels, American Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford on the set of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi directed by Welsh Richard Marquand. (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
British actors Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels, American Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford on the set of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi directed by Welsh Richard Marquand. (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) /
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JULY 30: Cosplayers dressed as Kylo Ren and Darth Vader of Star Wars attend MCM Comic Con at Manchester Central on July 30, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JULY 30: Cosplayers dressed as Kylo Ren and Darth Vader of Star Wars attend MCM Comic Con at Manchester Central on July 30, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage) /

Episode IX is LeBron James Jr.

The third and final film of the third and (in no way final) Star Wars trilogy isn’t set to hit theaters until December 20, 2019. But the film has been eagerly anticipated since it was first announced way back in 2012.

That’s a long time to wait for any prospect, no matter how “can’t-miss” it may seem.

Since the film was first announced we’ve learned of the expansion of the Star Wars Cinematic Universe planning for films outside of the familiar episodic series.

The episodes, however, are all about family. The saga of the Skywalkers begins (chronologically) with Anakin, continues through Luke, and is supposed to end with the ninth film in the series. As of now, we know antagonist Kylo Ren is half Skywalker, and rumors abound regarding the lineage of the series’ main protagonist Rey.

Episode IX will be old news by the time LeBron James Jr. is set to hit the NBA. The son of the King won’t even graduate high school until 2023 but is already said to have scholarship offers from top college programs including Duke and Kentucky.

“Yeah, he’s already got some offers from colleges,” James told CBS Detroit all the way back in 2015. “It’s pretty crazy. It should be a violation. You shouldn’t be recruiting 10-year-old kids.”

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LeBron has gone by the “Chosen One” nickname in the past. In Star Wars lore that would make him Anakin Skywalker. Fitting, for a player who began his career as a Cavalier (Jedi), turned his back on them for Miami (the Dark Side) and returned home to restore balance to Cleveland (the force.)

Does that mean LeBron Jr. is Luke Skywalker? Is the league is in for dark days ahead only to be saved by another member of a family with supernatural abilities?

As Yoda would say: “Impossible to see, the future is.”

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