LeBron James Says Son Bronny Can’t Call Him ‘Dad’ on Court – Hollywood Life
LeBron James is making it identified that whereas on the court docket, he’s only a teammate to his son Bronny—not “dad.”
In a teaser for a brand new episode of Uninterrupted’s The Shop podcast, the 39-year-old NBA veteran and Lakers star shared that when his 19-year-old rookie son takes the court docket for the primary time with the Los Angeles Lakers this season, calling him by his parental title shall be strictly off-limits.
After being requested, “What’s your working relationship? Is he going to call you ‘dad’ at practice, in the locker room?” LeBron responded rapidly, saying that they had already mentioned how issues would go between them.
“No, he can’t. Cannot call me ‘dad’ in the workplace. Once we leave out the private facility and the gates close, I could be ‘dad’ again—in the car if we ride together, at home I could be ‘dad.’”
Instead, LeBron recommended various nicknames: “He got to call me ‘2-3’ or ‘Bron’ or ‘G-O-A-T’ if he wants to; it’s up to him.”
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“It’s easy for me because I’ve been calling him ‘Bronny’ for so long,” James continued. “It’s not like I’ve been, ‘Hey son, hey son.’ So it’s easy for me. It’s gonna be an adjustment for him. But we cannot be running down the court, and he’ll be like, ‘Dad! Push the ball up! Dad! I’m open! Dad, come on!’ No, you cannot do that.”
After the Lakers chosen LeBron’s firstborn with their second-round choose on this yr’s draft, the duo has been set to make historical past as the primary father-and-son pair to play in a regular-season recreation collectively.
The father of three has lengthy expressed his want to share the court docket along with his son earlier than retiring. In an interview with Craig Melvin that aired on Today on July 8, LeBron referred to as Bronny signing with the Lakers “the greatest accomplishment that I’ve ever had.”
LeBron praised his son for having “done it all as an individual” and added, “There’s no greater accomplishment that will be able to overtake me being on the same floor as my son.”
“It’s the greatest thing that’s ever happened,” LeBron concluded.
Bronny—who suffered a cardiac arrest throughout a exercise in July 2023—had an uneven debut within the NBA Summer League, although his play improved over time. He averaged 4.8 factors, 2.8 rebounds, and a pair of.1 assists final season in 25 video games at USC, the place he began simply six video games.
The upcoming NBA season, beginning on Oct. 22 shall be LeBron’s twenty first within the league.
