{"id":7728,"date":"2024-10-05T02:39:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T02:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=7728"},"modified":"2024-10-05T02:39:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T02:39:03","slug":"warriors-rejected-bronny-james-out-of-respect-for-lebron-james-reveals-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=7728","title":{"rendered":"Warriors rejected Bronny James out of \u2018respect\u2019 for LeBron James, reveals insider.."},"content":{"rendered":"

LeBron James\u2019 wishes led the Warriors to pass on Bronny, allowing the Lakers to draft him and make NBA history.<\/p>\n

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Bronny and LeBron James could share the court soon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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LeBron James<\/strong>\u00a0got his wish when his eldest son\u00a0Bronny James<\/strong>\u00a0was drafted by the Lakers, but that wouldn\u2019t have happened, had the Golden State Warriors not reportedly passed on selecting him. This revelation came in report by ESPN\u2019s\u00a0Ramona Shelburne<\/strong>, as she said the Warriors admired Bronny\u2019s skills but chose not to pick him out of \u2018respect\u2019 for the wishes of his father.<\/p>\n

Eventually, history was made as\u00a0Bronny James\u00a0got selected by the Lakers with the 55th pick in the second round. That move set the stage for him and\u00a0LeBron James\u00a0to potentially become the first father-son duo to play together in NBA history.<\/p>\n

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The Warriors liked Bronny\u2019s skill set and had him on their draft board\u2026 Selecting him ahead of the Lakers, who held the 55th pick, would\u2019ve been a shrewd move, perhaps even to entice James to sign there as a free agent\u2026 the Warriors opted to respect the wishes James had made clear and the Lakers signaled they would grant.<\/p>\n

ESPN\u2019s Ramona Shelburne wrote<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

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The Warriors “liked Bronny’s skill set” but decided against taking him at No. 52 overall to “respect the wishes” of LeBron, per\u00a0@ramonashelburne\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/cb9wAurVbE<\/p>\n

\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport)\u00a0October 4, 2024<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bronny\u2019s career till date has witnessed him come back from moments of challenges, from suffering a cardiac arrest to undergoing a heart procedure. His return wasn\u2019t smooth, as he struggled to regain his rhythm but still chose to enter the NBA Draft, ultimately being selected as the second pick.<\/p>\n

While the Lakers were the favorites to pick him, other teams were in the mix, including the Warriors. However, it was also revealed that Bronny\u2019s agent,\u00a0Rich Paul<\/strong>,\u00a0reportedly told teams\u00a0that Bronny would play overseas in Australia if drafted by anyone other than the Lakers.<\/p>\n

Coach JJ Redick opens up on seeing LeBron and Bronny practicing<\/h2>\n

As the NBA gets ready to kick off in the coming weeks, the Los Angeles Lakers opened their training camp with fans thrilled to see LeBron and Bronny James working together as teammates for the first time. Lakers head coach\u00a0JJ Redick<\/strong>\u00a0spoke to the media where he described the experience of seeing the father-son duo on the court together.<\/p>\n

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I mean, you get to coach your own kids when they\u2019re little. But he\u2019s in the freaking NBA, shooting right over here on this basket with his son\u2026 They were doing 2-on-2 pick-and-roll drills to start practice against the coaches. One of them\u2019s guarding the ball. One of them\u2019s guarding the screener. It\u2019s surreal.<\/p>\n

JJ Redick to ESPN\u2019s Ramona Shelburne<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

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