The Los Angeles Lakers have chosen the oldest son of LeBron James, Bronny James, with the fifty fifth choose within the NBA draft.
The Lakers’ transfer will make LeBron and Bronny the primary father-and-son duo to play within the NBA concurrently.
In response to his son being drafted to the identical workforce, LeBron was reportedly very emotional.
CBS Sports reported that LeBron James’ supervisor, Wealthy Paul, informed a number of groups to not choose Bronny or that he would decide to play in Australia.
Many NBA analysts consider Bronny was chosen too early within the draft.
In his lone season with USC, Bronny averaged solely 4.8 factors.
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Per ESPN:
Earlier than Thursday, there had by no means been a father-son duo enjoying within the NBA on the identical time. And now, the primary father-son pair is about to be teammates after the Los Angeles Lakers chosen Bronny James — the eldest son of LeBron James — with the fifty fifth choose within the second spherical of the draft.
The James household obtained the information whereas gathered collectively at an intimate banquet in New York, sources informed ESPN. LeBron’s mom, Gloria, and spouse Savannah’s mother and father attended, together with a few of Bronny’s closest associates and confidants.
After the Lakers delivered their choice, LeBron led the group in a champagne toast to commemorate the event, a supply informed ESPN, and was “very emotional” contemplating the load of the second.
Bronny, 19, averaged 4.8 factors, 2.8 rebounds and a couple of.1 assists in 19.4 minutes per sport in his lone season at USC. He joined the Trojans in sport motion midseason after being sidelined for practically 5 months whereas recovering from a cardiac arrest episode that required surgical procedure to deal with a congenital coronary heart defect.
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LeBron James and Bronny James at the moment are teammates.
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