Bronnie James.
Allen Berezovsky/Getty PicturesLeBron Jamesson Bronnie James was chosen by the Los Angeles Lakers with the fifty fifth general decide within the second spherical of the 2024 NBA draft on Thursday, June 27.
With the choice, LeBron, 39, and Broney, 19, formally grew to become the primary father-son duo to play within the NBA on the similar time. Furthermore, the pair shall be taking part in for a similar franchise.
Brony is the eldest son of 39-year-old LeBron and his spouse Savannah Jameswho tied the knot in September 2013. The couple are additionally mother and father to son Bryce, 17, and daughter Zhuri, 9.
Broney’s faculty basketball profession on the College of Southern California was briefly placed on maintain when he handed out and went into cardiac arrest throughout apply in July 2023. The James household later shared in a press release that the cardiac arrest was attributable to an “anatomically and functionally important congenital coronary heart defect,” which Broni underwent surgical procedure to right.
LeBron James’ oldest son, Brony James, is following in his father’s basketball footsteps — and he is already on his approach to superstardom. Born in 2004, Bronny’s athletic expertise started to draw consideration when he was simply 10 years outdated. By the point he began highschool at Sierra Canyon Faculty in Los Angeles, nationwide curiosity in […]
In December 2023, Broney made his faculty debut as a USC Trojan. He declared his intention to enter the 2024 NBA Draft in April and was medically cleared to enter the draft the next month.
Whereas Broney was as soon as thought of a high prospect for the 2024 draft, his well being points and freshman stats led some prognosticators to foretell he would not be chosen this 12 months. After being reduce from ESPN’s draft predictions in February, LeBron got here to his son’s protection.
“Please let a child be a child and luxuriate in faculty basketball,” LeBron wrote in a collection of since-deleted X posts. “The work and the outcomes will finally converse for no matter he decides to do.”
He added: “If you do not know he does not care what the pretend draft says, he simply WORKS! Earned cash is just not given!”
In closing, LeBron questioned the significance of predictions and inspired different aspiring basketball gamers to deal with their ardour for the sport.
Carmen Mandato/Getty Pictures LeBron James has been a pillar of the NBA for greater than twenty years, and the thought of retirement is inevitably coming to the fore. The basketball legend was drafted because the No. 1 general decide by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003. He joined the Miami Warmth in 2010 earlier than returning to the Cavaliers in […]
“And to all the opposite youngsters who need to be huge, simply hold your head down, put in your curtains and hold going,” he famous. “These mock drafts do not matter one iota! I promise! Solely WORK IS IMPORTANT!! Let’s speak about REAL BASKETBALL PEOPLE! ✌🏾👑.”
LeBron, who has performed for the Los Angeles Lakers since 2018, has repeatedly expressed his want to play within the NBA with Brony, telling ESPN in October 2023, “I have to be on the ground with my boy, I have to be on the ground with Brony.
“Both in the identical uniform or in a matchup in opposition to him,” LeBron continued. “I do not imply how [guarding him all game] as a result of he is some extent guard and I am taking part in heart proper now, or regardless of the staff wants from me. However I want to do something about Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. It could positively be good.”
