LeBron James Says Bronny Won’t Call Him ‘Dad’ With Lakers

NBA legend LeBron James said in Paris that his son, Bronny James, won’t call him “dad” with the Los Angeles Lakers. 

LeBron and Bronny are the first father-son duo to be in the NBA together. 

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The Lakers drafted Bronny with the 55th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Bronny will spend most of the 2024-25 season with the Lakers’ G League team after sharing the court with his dad during the first week of the regular season.

The Lakers signed Bronny to a four-year, $7.9 million contract.

Bronny suffered a cardiac arrest last year. He fully recovered and played for USC last college season, averaging 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocks while shooting 36.6% from the field, 26.7% from beyond the arc and 67.6% from the free-throw line.  

Bronny averaged 3.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks while shooting 25.0% from the field and 25.0% from beyond the arc in two California Classic Games.

Bronny then averaged 8.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocks while shooting 35.0% overall and 15.8% from 3 in four games in Las Vegas during Summer League. 

Being the son of LeBron isn’t easy. One negative NBA report already came out about Bronny receiving special treatment during Summer League, although Lakers Summer League player Blake Hinson fired back at the rumor. 

“No. Where is that at? Honestly, you know how it is. Stuff like that doesn’t really shock me,” Hinson told Trevor Lane and Matthew Peralta of Lakers Nation. “But we need to figure out if that’s even true because to be totally honest with you, as far as his treatment, he was just a normal guy.

“He just played basketball, he really stays out of the way. He’s a cool dude. I don’t really understand how something like that came out. So that’s nonsense to me.”