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As the prospect of playing alongside his son Bronny James in the NBA becomes more likely, LeBron James is setting some boundaries.
Speaking on “The Shop,” the show he co-produces, the NBA icon made it clear that once they’re on the court, Bronny won’t be calling him “Dad.”
“No, he can’t; we already laid that down,” James said firmly. “Once we leave the practice facility and the gates close, I can be ‘Dad’ again—in the car if we ride together, at home, I could be ‘Dad.’ But on the court, he’s got to call me ‘2-3,’ ‘Bron,’ or even ‘GOAT’ [greatest of all time] if he wants. It’s up to him.”
For LeBron, the transition seems straightforward, as he’s been accustomed to calling his son “Bronny” for years. “It’s not like I’ve been, ‘Hey son, hey son,’ so it’s easy for me. But it’ll be an adjustment for him,” he noted.
The NBA legend emphasized the importance of professionalism on the court, saying, “We can’t be running down the court with him shouting, ‘Dad, push the ball up! Dad, I’m open! Dad, come on!'”
With the Los Angeles Lakers’ media day set for Sept. 30, followed by the start of training camp on Oct. 1, the team will begin their preseason on Oct. 4 against the Timberwolves.
Their regular season opener, also against Minnesota, is scheduled for Oct. 22. The father-son duo’s on-court dynamic will be one to watch as the season unfolds.
