For a long time, NBA fans have been paying attention to LeBron James Jr. as he progresses through the youth ranks. Obviously, the spotlight is bright on the young man given the magnitude of his father but, in his own right, Bronny appears to be a tremendous prospect and he is just close enough in age to his father to produce some dreams when it comes to the father and son taking the court together in an NBA game.
In fact, the elder James has even acknowledged the desire to play with his son if Bronny were, in fact, able to reach the highest level of the sport. With more Bronny highlights circling the interwebs, the topic came up again this week.
LeBron visited with The Tim Ferriss Show podcast to discuss his trainer, Mike Mancias, and much more. One such topic included Bronny, and LeBron didn’t hold much back in admitting how “doggone cool” it would be to play with his son in the NBA.
“I would love to see the floor with my son,” LeBron said (h/t Jovan Buha of The Athletic). “My son is in the eighth grade now. If he continues on the path that he’s on right now, he could possibly be in the NBA in 5-6 years. So that would be an unbelievable moment for not only myself but for my family, for everybody. So we’ll see. Obviously taking care of my body is number one, and we will continue to do that. But more importantly, taking care of your mind. If your mind is not fresh, then your body will fall at the wayside. So through the grace of the man above and through everything that Mike (his trainer) and my support team do, that would be pretty doggone cool if I’m able to be on an NBA floor with my oldest son.”
It’s an extremely dad thing to say “doggone” while swelling with pride for your son, but it is possible. Depending on NBA age-limit rules, Bronny could arrive in four or five years, particularly if he is on a level that would allow him to reasonably jump from high school straight to the league. There is a lot of assumption in there but, given the incredible nature of LeBron’s aging process (or lack thereof) to this point in his career, it isn’t crazy to envision the game’s best current player staying on the floor until the age of 40 or later.
With any situation involving a player trying to keep going beyond his prime, there are a number of moving parts but this isn’t going to dampen the notion that we may see a father-son combination in an NBA game.
