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Brony James' name has yet to be called during the 2024 NBA draft, but talk surrounding son LeBron James, where he will land and whether the Lakers superstar will join the team that will take a chance on its seed, is deafening.
Word on the streets of the NBA was that LeBron James was too ridiculous to play alongside his son in the league, giving many teams the impression that if they drafted Brony, they could land LBJ in free agency. .
According to reports, teams shouldn't bet on it because Bron Bron has no desire to lose the Los Angeles Lakers to ring with his son.
Sports reports Sams Harania that James is telling teams not named the Lakers who believe their chances of signing him in free agency will increase if they draft Brony “No, not now” about leaving Los Angeles.
Yahoo! Sport he says that “as of now” in his statement he leaves enough leeway for teams to continue working on a situation that would pique his interest.
Interest in Brony James has increased after his strong showing in the NBA draft, and some people believe he could be drafted in the second round.
LeBron James has been with the Express in the past and wanted to play with Brony in his final season
Regardless of the talk surrounding Brony James, the Los Angeles Lakers are still the first to waive James, who has a $51.4 million player option for the 2024-2025 season, if they approve a coach LeBron James and a third track compliments of him and Anthony Davies.
LBJ's new alleged stance on playing alongside his son differs sharply from his previous comments.
He made his wish to played his last season as a teammate with Bronnyeven saying he would sign with the team that drafts his son.
That changed after the Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs by the Denver Nuggets, with James telling people that sticking with Brony was no longer a priority for him.
As for Brony James, there is now talk that he doesn't deserve the attention he's getting. Some people think the spotlight is on him because he's the son of arguably the greatest pro not named Michael Jordan.
ESPN NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins has been very vocal on the matter.
Now, Bronny knows James' passing of the torch is the main topic of conversation, but the young hooper has made it clear he doesn't want anything handed to him because He is the son of LeBron James and he wants people to judge him on his skills and what he does on the field.
“Everything that follows my dad, people just try to associate me with it and all the greatness that he's achieved and I haven't done anything yet,” Brony told reporters. “So there has to be that separation between Brony and LeBron. I just want to let people know that my name is Brony James and I don't identify as the son of LeBron James.”
We hear you Brony.
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