LeBron James is arguably the best basketball participant of all time, however on the finish of the day, he’s nonetheless only a supportive father.
After his son and University of Southern California basketball star Bronny James was dropped from ESPN’s newest 2024 NBA Draft projections, the Los Angeles Lakers icon, 39, defended Bronny, 19, in since-deleted social media messages.
“Can yall please just let the kid be a kid and enjoy college basketball,” LeBron wrote by way of X on Monday, February 26. “The work and results will ultimately do the talking no matter what he decides to do.”
LeBron continued, “If y’all don’t know he doesn’t care what a mock draft says, he just WORKS! Earned Not Given!”
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In the mock draft — a predictor of the place faculty and beginner gamers will land professionally — ESPN didn’t record Bronny amongst their candidates for this June’s NBA Draft.
“And to all the other kids out there striving to be great just keep your head down, blinders on and keep grinding,” LeBron concluded in a second since-deleted tweet. “These Mock Drafts doesn’t matter one bit! I promise you! Only the WORK MATTERS!! Let’s talk REAL BASKETBALL PEOPLE! ✌🏾👑.”
While Bronny doesn’t seem on this yr’s mock draft, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony does have him going within the second spherical, thirty ninth general, to the Portland Trail Blazers in his 2025 mock draft.
Bronny not being included within the 2024 draft would have been shocking right now final yr, however after struggling cardiac arrest in July 2023 and returning to the courtroom for an underwhelming freshman season with the Trojans to this point, his placement is comprehensible.
Nineteen video games into his freshman season at USC, Bronny is averaging 5.5 factors, 2.8 rebounds and a couple of.5 assists per recreation.
What makes Bronny’s mock draft placement much more intriguing is that it assumes Bronny will return for his sophomore season with the Trojans, which has but to be confirmed.
LeBron has been vocal about his need to play with Bronny within the NBA, telling ESPN in October 2023, “I need to be on the floor with my boy, I got to be on the floor with Bronny.”
“Either in the same uniform or a matchup against him,” LeBron continued. “I don’t mean like [guarding him all game] because he’s a point guard and I’m at this point now I’m playing center or whatever the team needs from me. But I would love to do the whole Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. thing. That would be ideal for sure.”
LeBron is signed with the Lakers via the top of the 2024-25 season, and, if the mock drafts are appropriate, Bronny would hypothetically enter the NBA the next season.
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