The NBA season hasn’t even started, but Los Angeles Lakers fans are already curious with how their team will fare in the coming season.
They didn’t have the best offseason if you consider their aspirations. They also have a brilliant albeit unproven head coach sitting on one of the most volatile hot seats in the entire league. While LeBron James is still one of the best players in the NBA today, no one can exactly predict how long he will be playing for Purple and Gold.
While plenty of questions surround the Lakers, one of the most fascinating storylines would be how LeBron would be playing with his son. While Bronny James isn’t expected to see much game time in his rookie campaign, he should be getting reps with his father on the NBA hardwood.
As the Lakers prepare for the upcoming season, LeBron had quite a hilarious take on what it would be like to play with his own son.
LeBron James makes a funny joke about playing with Bronny on the Los Angeles Lakers
During a recent appearance on Uninterrupted’s The Shop, King James talked about the idea of playing with James Jr. He said that their interactions would be a little different once the season gets going.
Per Chris Rosvoglou of The Spun:
“No, he can’t,” James said, via TMZ. “Cannot call me ‘dad’ in the workplace. Once we leave out the private facility and the gates close, I can be ‘dad’ again.
“In the car, if we ride together, at home, I could be ‘dad.’ No, he gotta call me like, ‘2-3’ or ‘Bron or ‘G.O.A.T. if he wants to. It’s easy for me because I’ve been calling him Bronny for so long.”
After sharing this clip from “The Shop” on social media, James joked about this entire situation
“Dad get yo [expletive] back on defense,” James wrote.
It’s unlikely that Bronny would cuss out his own father like that, but it’s definitely hilarious to think about. To see the father-son duo chew each other out on the hardwood due to a play would be a sight fans would have to get used to seeing throughout the season.
However, it’s unlikely that Bronny would be able to say anything to LeBron, though. The future Hall of Famer finished his 21st NBA season averaging 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 8.3 assists on 54% shooting and 41% from deep.
If anything, it’s the younger James who needs to step up his game.
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