LeBron, Bronny James make public debut as Lakers teammates: ‘Just pure joy, man’

They’ve been father and son for the entirety of Bronny James’ life.

Now they’re teammates in the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers selected Bronny James in June’s NBA draft to play with his father LeBron. The pair made their public debut as teammates on Monday at Lakers media day.

For LeBron, the moment marked the culmination of a dream he’s spoken of since Bronny emerged as a prospect on the prep scene. He was all smiles of the set of Spectrum Sportsnet Monday when Bronny joined him for a joint interview with both of them wearing their Lakers gear.

LeBron sported his traditional No. 23. Bronny was wearing No. 9 with “James Jr.” across the back.

‘Let’s get the tissue out’

“Just pure joy, man,” LeBron said when asked about his emotions. “I don’t have any words. I can speak about me. You guys ask me questions about me. When it comes to him, I’m just at a loss for words.

“Just super proud. Super proud of him to get to this point. He’s a man. He’s ready to go. Whatever questions you got for him, go ahead and let him have it.”

LeBron has already said that he doesn’t want Bronny calling him “dad” when they’re on the court. So what’s the plan with training camp slated to start on Tuesday?

“I haven’t gotten there yet,” Bronny said. “It’s probably gonna be, like, Bron. Bron would be the easiest.”

The father-son duo commenced with some friendly trash talk that carried over from a pickup game played last week. LeBron kept up the banter, giving Bronny a hard time while Bronny gave an interview to ESPN.

Both are clearly overjoyed with the moment. For an athlete’s parent, witnessing a child make it to the highest level of their sport is a dream come true. To do so as his teammate is another level altogether.

When will LeBron, Bronny make debut together on court?

Now that LeBron and Bronny are officially teammates, the next step is getting down to the business of actual basketball. They’ll do so under a rookie head coach in JJ Redick, who will face immediate pressure to return the Lakers to championship contention after they lost in five games to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs last season.

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Publish date : 2024-09-30 21:05:34

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