{"id":6170,"date":"2024-10-01T06:39:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T06:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=6170"},"modified":"2024-10-01T06:39:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T06:39:08","slug":"lebron-james-feeling-pure-joy-as-he-begins-lakers-training-camp-alongside-son-bronny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=6170","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James feeling \u2018pure joy\u2019 as he begins Lakers training camp alongside son Bronny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2024\/09\/IMG_2932-e1727725460401-1568x882.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>LeBron James is beginning his 22nd training camp this week with the Los Angeles Lakers, and this one will be a unique experience.<\/p>\n<p>The NBA\u2019s career scoring leader is sharing a locker room and a court with Bronny James, his 19-year-old son and\u00a0<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">the Lakers\u2019 second-round draft pick<\/span>. They\u2019ll soon become\u00a0<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">the\u00a0first father and son in NBA history<\/span>\u00a0to play together, fulfilling an aspiration first expressed by LeBron several years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-time All-Star didn\u2019t downplay his excitement Monday to see one of his few remaining basketball dreams coming true.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of excitement,\u201d LeBron said. \u201cIt\u2019s pure joy, to be honest, to be able to come to work every day, put in the hard work with your son every day and be able to see him continue to grow. We push each other. He pushes me, I push him. We push our teammates. Just a very joyous moment, not only for myself, but for our family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Father and son wore the Lakers\u2019 gold uniforms together at the team\u2019s media day, posing for innumerable photos and giving interviews that showcased the easy banter of family. Bronny\u2019s new No. 9 jersey reads \u201cJAMES JR.\u201d on the back, in a nod to his full name, LeBron James Jr.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1840832361057124534&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nba.com%2Fnews%2Flebron-james-feeling-pure-joy-in-camp-with-bronny&amp;sessionId=2b758761fc8e8711def219b60d319ddf98f4578e&amp;siteScreenName=NBA&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1840832361057124534\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Their partnership is a dream for the 39-year-old LeBron, but it\u2019s been largely surreal for Bronny, who turns 20 on Sunday. After\u00a0growing up and excelling at basketball\u00a0in his famous father\u2019s shadow, Bronny is balancing the excitement of reaching the NBA with the task of adjustment to the unprecedented challenge of being in the same uniform as his devoted father.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I\u2019m most looking forward to practice, just going head to head with each other,\u201d Bronny said. \u201cThat\u2019s such a crazy feeling, to be in practice with your dad and competing at a high level. But on the other side of that, having to go against LeBron James is kind of a lot in practice every day. But yeah, I\u2019m looking forward to it as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They might be working together, but every day will not be Take-Your-Son-to-Work Day for LeBron: Bronny says he is \u201cdefinitely not\u201d driving from their home to Lakers practices with his father.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s already so much that we\u2019ve been grouped together as,\u201d Bronny said with a big grin. \u201cI\u2019d like to stay as (far) away as possible from that guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LeBron gets it, he said with a grimace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be honest, if you have kids, I mean, at my age and his age, there\u2019s not really much interaction going on on a day-to-day basis,\u201d LeBron said. \u201cHe comes down, he eats, he goes to his room, plays a video game. If I\u2019m down there with my wife watching a movie, he\u2019ll stop in. So it\u2019s not much, like, \u2018Meet me at the table at 5 o\u2019clock. We need to discuss work tomorrow.\u2019 That doesn\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LeBron affirmed his offseason declaration on his YouTube talk show that Bronny isn\u2019t allowed to call him \u201cDad\u201d at work. Bronny isn\u2019t so sure, although he admits he\u2019ll try to say \u201cBron.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever comes out of my mouth when I\u2019m trying to speak to him is what he\u2019s going to accept,\u201d Bronny said with a grin. \u201cDoesn\u2019t really mean much. I haven\u2019t really addressed him in any way yet, so we\u2019ll see how it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New Lakers coach JJ Redick said last week that he\u2019ll make a plan with the family for their historic appearance together early in the regular season. It\u2019s also assumed that Bronny will spend much of the upcoming season with the South Bay Lakers of the G League, improving his skills after he played sparingly in his only college season at Southern California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we get a couple of opportunities on the floor throughout the course of the season, obviously that\u2019s going to be amazing,\u201d LeBron said. \u201cIt will be awesome. We\u2019ll wait for that moment when it happens, and then go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LeBron has been a 6-foot-9 physical force of nature during his NBA career, and he has realistic goals for his 6-foot-2 son.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing him continue to grow as a basketball player, no matter if it\u2019s here with us or if it\u2019s down with the G League team, and him continuing to get better and better,\u201d LeBron said. \u201cWe want to hold him accountable. He\u2019s going to hold us accountable, and if we all do that, we\u2019ll all get better, because we\u2019re all one team. We are a reflection of the South Bay. The South Bay is a reflection of us. \u2026 We\u2019ll continue to grow, stacking days. I know he\u2019s going to do that, because that\u2019s just what he\u2019s about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the Lakers had only positive thoughts about the arrival of their superstar teammate\u2019s son. Anthony Davis takes his own measure of pride in Bronny\u2019s arrival after watching his growth over the past half-decade from a teenager to an NBA prospect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s awesome. It\u2019s historic. It\u2019s powerful,\u201d Davis said. \u201cBronny\u2019s locker is across from mine, so every time I walk in and see it, it\u2019s still surreal for me that he\u2019s on the same team as his dad. 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