The incredible athlete James Blackmon Jr is a professional basketball player, who currently shoots hoops in Turkey for Pınar Karşıyaka in the BSL and the Basketball Champions League.

Born in Chicago and raised in Marion, Indiana, Blackmon Jr began playing basketball at High School where he was coached by his father, James. He was a 5-star SG recruit, ranked 20th overall in the 2014 class, and he was the second best player in the state of Indiana. Among shooting guards, he was ranked 7th in the country for the 2014 recruiting class. He committed to Indiana University and primarily played the shooting guard position for the Hoosiers for three seasons between 2014 and 2017. He signed with the Philadelphia 76ers after graduating as an undrafted free agent, playing with the team during the 2017 NBA Summer League. He was traded to the Wisconsin Herd in January 2018. He then decided to go and play professionally in Europe, and in August the same year signed with the Italian side VL Pesaro. In 2019 he joined their rivals Aquila Basket Trento. In October 2020 he signed a one-year contract with the Turkish side Beşiktaş Icrypex. In July 2021 he joined their rivals Pınar Karşıyaka.

Blackmon Jr regularly connects with his legions of followers and fans through Instagram, and Twitter, posting pictures and videos about his life around the basketball court. He is also available for that personalised slam-dunk via the Cameo platform.