A day after his father Donald was inaugurated as president, Barron Trump has surprisingly been tipped for a career in the NBA with the New York Knicks.
Barron, 18, has grown to 6 feet tall and towered over the others in attendance as his father occupied the Oval Office for the second time.
And comedian and lifelong Knicks fan Michael Rapaport believes his team should give Barron a chance on the field.
“With Big Body Barron,” he is that guy, Rapaport said in a video on X. “Big Body is going to do good things in this world.”
“I thought while Big Body was up there, hulking in the back, the Knicks should give him a 10-day contract. [contract]Look what he's got,” Rapaport added.
'[Knicks center] Mitch Robinson isn't coming back anytime soon, you never know. You need another big man in the post. He looks like he has a soft touch.”
Barron Trump has been encouraged to do his best as a professional basketball player
The suggestion was made by comedian Michael Rapaport, who suggested the Knicks sign him
Barron's youth football skills left many social media users baffled
Barron, who attended Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School for high school, is believed to have no background in basketball.
His father also dismissed the idea of him playing football during a 2019 interview, saying he would have a “difficult time” getting his son involved in the sport.
“I just don't like the messages I see coming out about football — I mean, it's a dangerous sport and I think it's very tough,” Trump told CBS' Face the Nation.
'I thought the equipment would get better, and it has. The helmets have gotten much better, but it hasn't solved the problem.'
On the contrary, Barron has played football, with highlights of him on the field going viral.
When Wayne Rooney was the coach of DC United during Trump's first term, the Manchester United legend had a brief meeting with Barron after the commander-in-chief asked him to give his teenage son some football advice.
Barron, who was about 12 at the time, is a football fan and had reportedly played for DC's youth team.
“He asked me to give his son football lessons,” Rooney said on The Overlap.
“(Barron) said, 'Do you want to see my dad?' He took me to the Oval office and from there his PA texted: 'Would you like to play a few holes?'
Kai Trump is an avid golfer, like her grandfather Donald, who sealed a return to the White House
Donald Trump, mid-walk with his granddaughter Kai and her mother Vanessa, in 2022
The most promising athlete in the family, however, appears to be Barron's niece Kai, Donald Jr.'s 17-year-old daughter. who has committed to play collegiate golf at the University of Miami.
She won the women's club championship at her grandfather's golf course in Palm Beach, Florida, and has played with some of the game's biggest stars.
Kai credited the former (and new) president with helping her achieve her collegiate goal when she announced her commitment to the University of Miami.
“I would like to thank my grandfather for giving me access to great courses and great support,” she said.
'I would also like to thank my entire family for always encouraging and pushing me to be the best person I can be. “I want to thank my friends for always encouraging me,” she continued.
For now, Barron has a new business venture to focus on as he launches his own luxury real estate company with two equally young business partners.
Newsweek first reported the formation of Trump, Fulcher & Roxburgh Capital Inc. in Wyoming last July.
The company was dissolved just four months after Trump's 2024 election victory.
Cameron Roxburgh, one of the company's co-founders, said the pause was to avoid election-related media attention as they tried to launch their venture.
The company will focus on high-end properties and golf course projects in the western states of Utah, Arizona and Idaho.
