The Los Angeles Lakers held their media day on Monday. Amongst different issues, it gave followers their first have a look at LeBron James and his son Bronny James collectively in a Lakers jersey.
The Lakers chosen Bronny fifty fifth general within the 2024 NBA Draft, creating the primary father-son duo in NBA historical past. The previous USC guard struggled to begin the NBA Summer time League, however improved in his final two video games.
There was lots of discuss in regards to the Lakers’ second-round choice, however the dialog has now principally targeted on the father-son dynamic between LeBron and Bronny.
Like Father. Like son. 🥰
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-NBA (@NBA) September 30, 2024
Throughout a current episode of his present Gil’s Area, former Memphis Grizzlies guard Gilbert Arenas shared his ideas on this new Lakers duo.
“Once you coach your child, it’s going to be completely different since you’re going to attempt to not have favoritism,” Arenas stated. “So that you discuss to them a little bit more durable than to your teammates. So I can perceive why [LeBron] stated, ‘No, you name me what everybody else calls me.’
LeBron as Bronny’s father versus his teammate pic.twitter.com/nAWipvLPmj
– Gilbert Arènes (@GilsArenaShow) September 30, 2024
Referencing what LeBron stated not too long ago about Bronny not calling him “daddy” on the courtroom, Arenas stated the NBA’s all-time main scorer could be even harsher on his son than his different teammates to keep away from displaying favoritism.
That is simply one of many many distinctive dynamics at play with the father-son duo in Los Angeles. That is one thing the NBA has by no means seen earlier than, and it’ll actually proceed to generate curiosity.
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