LeBron James opens up about Bronny’s recent stellar play for Lakers’ G League team: ‘Super proud of his game and where he is today’

March 26, 2025

Bronny James is starting to play really well for the Los Angeles Lakers‘ G League team and his dad, NBA icon LeBron James, is proud of him.

LeBron spoke about Bronny during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show.

“For me as a dad, it doesn’t matter if he never scores, ever,” LeBron said. “For me as a dad, I’m just super proud of him period, as a young man. For me as a mentor and as a teammate of his that wants to see him thrive because I have seen the work he’s put into the game, I am super proud of his development to where he is now. From the moment that he was drafted … to now … his development has skyrocketed.”

Bronny scored a season-high 17 points against the Milwaukee Bucks last week. He followed that up by dropping 39 points for the South Bay Lakers a few days ago.

Slowly but surely, Bronny is starting to come into his own.

“Super proud of Bronny,” LeBron said. “Super proud of his game and where he is today, starting off the G League season with just trying to figure it out and now, 39 [points] and even when I talked to him, he was more pissed off at the technical free throw that he missed more than anything. He was like, ‘I could have had a 40 ball, and I missed that damn technical free throw.’ So, the kid, he’s awesome.”

LeBron is the first player in NBA history to play with his son in the pros. The four-time champion said he was “floating” when he and Bronny entered the game together against the Minnesota Timberwolves to open the season.

“Us going out on the floor and having that moment, physically I wasn’t even there,” LeBron said. “I wasn’t even there. I’m floating. I could only imagine where Bronny was. We haven’t even talked about it yet. At some point we will. But I wasn’t even there. I was so [overjoyed], I might have been in the rafters. I might have been at home — my body might have been at home watching the game and watching the moment. I completely was not there.”