In what is a total dream come true for LeBron James, he had his son Bronny by his side at Lakers Media Day on Monday and it was pretty cool.
Like Father. Like Son. 🥰
LeBron x Bronny at #NBAMediaDay! pic.twitter.com/deEjRNwomp
— NBA (@NBA) September 30, 2024
The pair were actually hilarious. Trash talking and making jokes the whole time.
Early on in the day, Bronny came up to LeBron at the end of his interview with Spectrum and goes “Ew” as he turned around and saw James Jr. approaching him.
Last week, Lakers GM Rob Pelinka shared with the media that LeBron schooled his son during practice, then trash talked him and Bronny got a chance to share his side of the story.
“Alright, in all seriousness, I looked at the film and he did step out of bounds,” he said. “But I’m not gonna go there. I’m not gonna go there right now.”
To which LeBron replied, “What do you mean you’re not going to go there right now? You just went there.”
Bronny tried to argue his point, but LeBron hilariously quipped back, “Man, you’re a rookie anyways.”
LeBron to Bronny: “Man you’re a rookie anyways.” 💀
(via @SpectrumSN)pic.twitter.com/FLCfd2cZKE
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) September 30, 2024
The media had a lot of questions for the father-son duo. One of them was about whether Bronny will be carpooling with LeBron to games and training.
But it seems like Lakers rookie won’t be doing that anytime soon.
“I’d like to stay away as possible from that guy.”
Bronny will NOT be carpooling with LeBron this season 🤣 pic.twitter.com/IpNBGNLOJO
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) September 30, 2024
Then, there was just some general joking around.
Bronny: “All these questions are for Dalton right?”
He’s got his dad’s sense of humor 🤣
— Lakers All Day Everyday (@LADEig) September 30, 2024
LeBron to Bronny during his interview:
“The worst interview of the day right here. By far. Terrible.” 😂😂😂
(via @SportsCenter)
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) September 30, 2024
Despite all the jokes, Bronny definitely seems excited to be given the opportunity to play with his dad.
“I think I’m most looking forward to practice, going head-to-head with each other,” he said. “I feel like that is such a crazy feeling, being in practice with your dad and competing at a high level. On the other side of that, having to go against LeBron James is kinda a lot in practice every day, but I’m looking forward to it as well.”
Of course, there were also some great memes to come out of the day:
“I just knew Bronny was going to the league at 5 years old” pic.twitter.com/Gqt9HWZQO8
— Dylan 📸 (@ddoubledom1) September 30, 2024
Lebron and Bronny at media day pic.twitter.com/yEB6n39RyH
— Paulos (@LoswitheMos) September 30, 2024
This feels like yesterday when Bronny gave LeBron’s performance an A-
Now they are teammates 😭 pic.twitter.com/1J2MOGIwIA
— Whistle (@WhistleSports) September 30, 2024
READ MORE: Magic Johnson Shares Honest Take About JJ Redick’s First Year as Lakers Coach