LeBron James is currently 39 years old and is predicted to be in his 21st season of career. Recently, there have been quite a few reports that LeBron James is trying to pave his son's path to the NBA, even at the cost of putting the last fame of his career on the line.
There are many fans, media and analysts who are not satisfied with LeBron James's behavior of forcing the Lakers to take Bronny James. LeBron James has a $51.4 million player option for the 2024-25 season. LeBron James has until June 29 to exercise his player option or he will not be able to become a free agent.
According to The Athletic, the Los Angeles Lakers will do whatever it takes to get Bronny James in order to make LeBron James happy and stay with the Lakers. Fox Sports Radio analyst Doug Gottlieb is outraged by the Lakers' behavior. Gottlieb said LeBron could force that to happen, even though Bronny isn't ready to play in the NBA.
"I understand that because someone has done it. I've already told you that Bronny wasn't an NBA player at this stage of his development. LeBron is going to make a move. If there's real loyalty to LeBron, why would they do these things? Unfortunately, it's a deal they make. ”
Previously, LeBron James publicly stated that his son has the ability to play in the NBA, and his ability is better than many current players. However, since Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest injury, LeBron James has rarely touted Bronny James' basketball ability on his personal social media.
ESPN analyst Rivers has also publicly talked about whether LeBron James and Bronny James should play together. Rivers thinks Bronny is not suitable to play next to LeBron James, and he will have a lot of pressure to play at LeBron James, which is not conducive to his growth.
"The situation right now is that a lot of people are starting to doubt what you're doing. ... He was chosen to play with his dad and I don't want that negativity to behave on him. ”
It's no secret that LeBron James wants to play on the same team as Bronny James, and the next thing the Lakers have to do is to select Bronny James and be one of them in the 2024 NBA Draft.