LeBron James has done it all in the NBA. He’s won MVPs(4), he won championships(4), and Finals MVPs(4), and at the age of 36, the 17-time All-Star is still playing at a high level and with a legitimate shot to win another NBA title with the Lakers this season.
Short-term, James wants to win his fifth NBA title, but long term, he wants to play with his first-born son, Bronny, who is currently in high school and is a talented prospect. The 16-year-old Bronny is currently a sophomore at Sierra Canyon High School in Los Angeles, California. Based on the current one-and-done rules, Bronny could be eligible for the NBA Draft by 2024. At that time, his father would be 39 years old.
After Sunday’s All-Star Game, James discussed his goal of playing with his son in the NBA.
“That’s definitely one of my goals, but that’s a long-term goal,” James said. “My son right now is in high school and enjoying what being a teenager is all about. But that would be pretty cool to go on my resume if I’m able to be on the same court as my son someday in this league. The league has given me so much, and I just try to give back to it.
“So if I’m able to give back the way I play the game, the way I inspire the game, what I brought to the game and also be able to give back by giving my son or lending my son to the NBA, that would be a treat for me, and it would be an honor for myself. I’ve got a lot of things that I’m still passionate about and motivated about still doing in my career and still trying to win championships. That is the goal right now, and that is the motivation right now.”
It would be cool for James to be able to play in the NBA with his son. James, whose contract expires after the 2023 season, does not look like he is slowing down, so if his son is good enough, the two could be playing together or against each other in the NBA.
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