LeBron James might be seeing a well-recognized face on the basketball courtroom.
In any case, his son Bronny James—who he shares with spouse Savannah James—grew to become his Los Angeles Lakers teammate on June 27. Bronny, 19, was chosen in the course of the second spherical of the NBA draft, after the crew selected College of Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht, 23, as its first spherical decide.
In becoming a member of the crew, Bronny and LeBron, 39, grew to become the first father-and-son duo to play in the NBA at the same time, in accordance with the league.
“Household enterprise,” the Lakers captioned a photo of LeBron and Bronny, with the teenager including on his Instagram Story, “Past blessed.”
LeBron additionally could not assist however to rejoice his son’s milestone, sharing a Nike advert that includes a throwback picture of younger Bronny taking part in basketball.
“Strain was by no means the query,” the advert learn, “when ardour has all the time been the reply.”
Bronny’s induction into the NBA comes practically a yr after his hospitalization for cardiac arrest. In July 2023, he skilled a medical emergency throughout basketball follow on the College of Southern California, main him to be transported to the ICU.