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LeBron James may try to play with both Bryce and Bronny in the NBA, per a new Beats ad
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LeBron James has made absolutely no secret of the fact that he intends to play in the NBA at the same time as his son, Bronny James. It's something that LeBron has said on the record for several years now.
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Bronny is an incoming freshman at USC and was seen as a potential first-round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. This summer, however, Bronny suffered a cardiac arrest scare . It is unclear when he will return to the court or how long it will take him until he is ready to turn pro .
Regardless of how long it takes, despite the fact he is already officially the oldest player in the NBA , LeBron may actually intend to play professionally even longer than when Bronny first becomes eligible to turn pro.
That is at least how it seemed in an appearance that LeBron made alongside his family members in a new advertisement for the Beats by Dre headphones.
Between the 1:31 and 1:34 mark of this clip , LeBron's wife Savannah says the following:
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"Tell them you're not done until you play with your son. Then do that, again."
During the moment that Savannah says "again" while speaking about playing alongside his son, Bryce James appears on the screen.
Bryce James is 16 years old and will transfer from Sierra Canyon, where his brother played high school basketball, to Notre Dame in Southern California.
While he has already received his first Division-I offer , he is only considered a three-star recruit in the Class of 2025. Even if he were to play only one year of college basketball, he could not turn pro until the 2026 NBA Draft.
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That means that LeBron would turn 43 years old during the first season that Bryce could potentially play in the NBA. That doesn't sound easy for anyone but LeBron has certainly defied expectations before.
NBA Rookies Make Their Predictions
We spoke to 10 NBA rookies who offered predictions about how their debuts will go down. Here is more from Mavericks big man Dereck Lively II :
"First game, first practice, first whatever, I'm just trying to go out there and be the most coachable player and try to be the best teammate and be able to be the best player on the court. No matter if that's me diving out of bounds or diving on the floor to save a ball or making an extra pass or making an extra rebound or doing whatever it takes to win, I just want to go out there and show the world that no matter what it is I need to do. I'm going to do whatever it takes."
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You can read and watch more right here .
Shootaround
— Victor Wembanyama is changing the way that NBA teams practice. Meghan L. Hall has more .
— Mike Sykes wrote about how Bradley Beal wanted the Heat to trade for him but Miami weirdly refused to make a deal
— 'If Michael Jordan has to do it, I definitely have to': Shai Gilgeous-Alexander talks off-ball role
— HoopsHype ranked the 77 greatest international players of all time
The NBA season tips off tomorrow with the Lakers vs. Nuggets at 7:30 PM on TNT.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: LeBron James may try to play with both Bryce and Bronny in the NBA
