Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis said the team is enjoying competition between LeBron James and his son Bronny James at practice. LeBron and Bronny will become the first father-son duo in the upcoming season of the NBA.
Meanwhile, James averaged 14.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 8.5 assists on 66% shooting in the Olympics and thus played an instrumental role in taking his team to glory. LeBron James was named Olympic MVP after scoring 14 points with six rebounds and 10 assists in the summit clash. The veteran will look to keep up his good form in the NBA.
On the other hand, Bronny will look to hit the ground running in his maiden season in the NBA.
LeBron and Bronny are enjoying practicing with each other and the father-son duo will look to deliver for the Lakers.
“It’s fantastic to be able to be here and witness it in practice,” Davis said. “Bronny hit a 3 over him today. Everybody was talking smack in Bronny’s favor. Then Bron came down and just bullied somebody. Just took it out on [the defender] — I forgot who it was — and got a layup. Bronny came down and hit another 3, I think over Austin [Reaves]. And Bron wanted the ball.
“So you could see, even though they weren’t matched up, the competition is there. And that’s what we love to see.”
Last week, LeBron got the better of Bronny but the latter felt the basket shouldn’t have been counted.
“He spun baseline and went up and under, I jumped on the strong side backboard,” Bronny told ESPN. “But the refs that were reffing that game [missed it when] his foot stepped on the line a little bit. I got that [defensive] stop. I believe I got that stop. But it is what it is. He’s in year whatever he is — he’s going to get that call.”
“He said he saw the footage and I stepped out of bounds,” LeBron told ESPN. “So, I mean if that’s the case then good defense by him, but it’s always better [offense by me].”
The Lakers will begin their NBA 2024-25 campaign against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 22nd October at the Crypto.com arena.
