Reigning NASCAR champ Ryan Blaney discusses media pressure amid father's racing legacy, pity for Bronny James

When the child of a famous athlete begins to take his parent's sport seriously, the pressure is on, fairly or not. That happened to Ryan Blaney when he was just a teenager since his father, Dave Blaney, drove in 473 races during a 17-year NASCAR career. Ryan has since lived up to just about all the hype, winning the Cup Series last year and forever etching his name in the history books. But that doesn't change the fact attention has been on him for some time.

feel like when you’re a kid in a sport that your parents did, that kid’s expected to do that sport,' Blaney told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. Blaney, though, said the pressure never came 'internally.' 'My dad never pressured me to do anything. If I wanted to do something else, he would’ve been totally supportive of that too. But it just worked out to where I enjoyed doing it. I had his full support. He taught me a lot of things I know,' Ryan said.

James averaged less than five points per game in his freshman season with USC after a cardiac arrest over the summer. He has since declared for the NBA Draft but can opt out. He also entered the NCAA transfer portal. Despite his father being in the GOAT conversation, scouts have since said Bronny is 'not an NBA prospect.' Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

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