Bronny James and Lebron James of the Los Angeles Lakers.
The basketball world was set ablaze on June 27 when the Lakers selected Bronny James, the oldest son of LeBron James, with the No. 55 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
Scores of James’ peers and teammates in the NBA reacted to the news via social media. Steph Curry, who has battled “The King” in the NBA Finals on four occasions, posted on Instagram Stories a picture of a younger Bronny sharing a moment on the bench with his father when the latter was a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2010s.
Steph Curry reposting LeBron’s Instagram post 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/hbRmJ6hNh3
— wholesome nba fan (@idcstfumaynee) June 28, 2024
Dwyane Wade, a former teammate of James, referred to the Lakers drafting Bronny as “one of the dopest moments” in the history of the NBA.
Steph Curry reposting LeBron’s Instagram post 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/hbRmJ6hNh3
— wholesome nba fan (@idcstfumaynee) June 28, 2024
Wade, one of James’ closest friends, has been one of Bronny’s mentors in his basketball journey. In 2021, Wade referred to Bronny as “a complete basketball player” while reacting to his high school exploits at Sierra Canyon.
Elsewhere, Lakers legend Magic Johnson highlighted that James and Bronny were poised to become the first father-son duo to share the same locker room in the NBA. Johnson felt Bronny’s inclusion in the Lakers’ 2024 NBA Summer League squad would make for “must see” television. The tourney gets underway on July 6, 2024.
Source: https://heavy.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/steph-curry-lakers-bronny-james/