After his 19-year-old son Bronny was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 55th choice in the 2024 NBA Draft, LeBron James, who is 39 years old, is poised to establish a record for the most points in a 22-year NBA career. Additionally, he will create NBA history as the first father-son team to play together.
At the Los Angeles Lakers‘ media day prior to the upcoming season, NBA superstar LeBron James expressed “pure joy” at the idea of playing alongside his eldest son Bronny.
In addition to playing a record-tying 22nd season in the NBA, 39-year-old LeBron will create history by playing with 19-year-old Bronny. LeBron James said : “Just pure joy, man,”. “I don’t have any words.” “I can speak about me. You guys ask me questions about me. When it comes to him, I’m just at a loss for words.
“Just super proud. Super proud of him to get to this point. He’s a man. He’s ready to go.”
Bronny James talks about playing with LeBron James
Bronny, who the Lakers selected earlier this year with the 55th choice in the 2024 NBA Draft, said: “This is a crazy feeling.”
“Just looking over at my dad taking pictures, it was like: ‘What’s going on right now?’ “I’m just kind of taking it all in. Extremely grateful for the opportunity.” “When you’re with 11 other unbelievable, great talents, some of the best talent we’ve ever seen, it gives you a lot of joy to be able to play the game, play it at a high level,”
“For myself individually, to go out there at my age, the miles that I have, and to be able to play at the level I played at, it gave me like: ‘Okay, I do have a lot in the tank, a lot, and I can help a big part of a team win the ultimate.’ “It felt damn good to play meaningful basketball at the highest level.” “To have that feeling again where you’re playing meaningful basketball, every possession means something – if you make a mistake it burns you. That was good to relive that moment.”
Bronny James was recently drafted by Lakers
On October 22, the Lakers take on the Minnesota Timberwolves, followed by the champion Boston Celtics taking on the New York Knicks, to kick off the 2024–25 NBA season. LeBron James, a four-time NBA champion, talked about how playing with players like Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant inspired him going into the season. LeBron helped Team USA capture the gold medal at the Olympics in Paris in 2024.
