LeBron James – Bronny Source: Alex Bierens de Haan / Getty
LeBron James breaks his silence and responds to people hating on his son Bronny as he chases his NBA dreams.
We are getting closer to the 2024 NBA Draft which begins on June 26th.
LeBron James hasn’t been shy about his dream to play alongside his sons before retiring. This year Bronny James is hoping to be selected in the NBA Draft while several talking heads consider his chances slim.
After several great looks during the Draft Combine ESPN predicts he will go in the first round.
According to CBS Sports, a previously quiet LeBron James has opened up about Bronny’s Draft process and the unwarranted hate he’s received from adults.
“I wouldn’t be able to handle the scrutiny and all the things that he got going on at his age, at his level with social media,” James said on his and JJ Redick’s podcast ‘Mind the Game.’
LeBron is one of the most scrutinized players of all time; everything he does is under a microscope. However, he’s been in the NBA so long we forget he didn’t have social media hating on him at the start of his career.
“Like I didn’t have social media to deal with when I came in at 18. I did have a lot of scrutiny. I did have a lot of things that were put on my shoulders. But I didn’t have — every single day — around-the-clock news coverage, sports shows, things talking about this particular person every single day.”
Also, James pointed out he’s not naive to the fact they are deliberately trying to ruin his son’s chance to make his dream come true.
“My son, who’s a 19 year old, getting a lot of animosity & hatred toward him, while he’s just a kid trying to live out his dream. There’s a very small number of men & women that actually get to live out their dream of playing a professional sport. We have grown men & women out here doing whatever they can to try to make sure that does not happen. That is the weirdest thing in the world.”
Soon we will see how the cards fall but hopefully, we will witness the father-and-son duo together. At minimum, we know The Lakers organization can draft Bronny for King James.
You can watch the full episode of Mind The Game below.