LeBron James absolutely wants to play with his eldest son Bronny in the pros. During an interview with ESPN, he acknowledged that they might not be able to do so on the same team
Despite his Lakers’ struggles, James, 38, is still playing at a very high level, making it hard to question whether he can still keep it up in two years when he’s 40. That is the first year that Bronny will be NBA eligible, and LeBron has maintained that he wants to play in the league with him. That is still the plan, he told Dave McMenamin.
“I need to be on the floor with my boy, I got to be on the floor with Bronny,” James said, before adding a quick addendum to the plan. “Either in the same uniform or a matchup against him,” he said. “. . . But I would love to do the whole Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. thing. That would be ideal for sure.”
Since Bronny broke onto the scene as a top hoops prospect, LeBron has stood by the idea of playing on the same team as his son. Of course, Bronny will be subject to the whims of the NBA draft and the lottery, and James could be constrained by whatever his contract details are at the time. He currently has two more years with Los Angeles after the 2022–23 season, running through 2024–25 before he would become an unrestricted free agent that offseason.
Because of the complications of trying to land with the same franchise, it appears that LeBron now acknowledges that he might have to settle for sharing the same floor as his son a few times in a year as opponents.
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