High School Phenom Emoni Bates Lands His First Sports Illustr CoverEmoni Bates edges LeBron James as the youngest-ever high school basketball player to appear on the Sports Illustrated cover.Sports Illustrated|Share on FacebookShare on XAdd us as a preferred sourceLoading recommendations... Please wait while we load personalized content recommendationsPublished Oct 29, 2019SPORTS ILLUSTRATEDShare on FacebookShare on X
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