Bronny James Set to Join Father LeBron in NBA: A Historic Father-Son Duo in the Making

Bronny James (19 years old), who will begin his NBA career in the fall from the University of Southern California (USC), should form with LeBron James the first father-son duo in the history of the league next season, after being chosen in 55th position in the draft last week.

“It’s more pressure, for sure,” he said Tuesday at the Lakers’ practice facility in El Segundo about the opportunity to play with his father, who will enter his 22nd professional season before turning 40 in December.

“I’ve seen on social media… things like I don’t deserve this opportunity (…) But you know, I’ve always dealt with this kind of thing, so it’s business as usual. A little bigger of course. But I’ll get through it.”

Bronny deserves what’s coming to him

“It’s all been unreal,” added Bronny, whose No. 9 jersey will be emblazoned with “James Jr.” about the emotions he’s felt since his draft announcement. “Bronny deserves what’s coming to him, after working hard,” assured the new coach of the historic NBA franchise JJ Redick, who is close to LeBron James, who was also present.

“His understanding of the game, his physicality, his shooting skills, his passing skills, there are a lot of interesting things in his game. He will have the opportunity to become a very good NBA player,” added the technician. The young player and his novice coach are expected during two summer tournaments (Summer League) from July 6 to 10 in San Francisco and then from July 12 to 22 in Las Vegas.

2024-07-03 05:19:30
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