LeBron James is incredibly proud of his son Bronny James!
On January 15, 2025, LeBron, the Los Angeles Lakers star, appeared on the New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce podcast and shared that playing in the NBA with his 20-year-old son, Bronny, has been his greatest achievement.
LeBron, who is 40 years old, and Bronny made history in October 2024 by becoming the first father-son duo to play together in the NBA.
LeBron said, “When it comes to the titles, that’s one separate thing. But to be able to play in this league and also being able to do it alongside Bronny right now, that’s one of the biggest accomplishments and probably the No. 1 accomplishment I’ve ever been able to do.”
He added, “To work with your son — I’ve heard it from a lot of people and, not only [in] sports, but I’ve heard it in business and [other] walks of life, and they say it’s the greatest thing you could ever have.”
In addition to Bronny, LeBron also has two other children: Bryce, 17, and Zhuri, 10, with his wife Savannah. He explained how the time spent with Bronny now is helping him make up for the years he missed while playing basketball and being on the road.
LeBron explained, “To see him every day, grinding and going through the process of trying to become who he wants to become while I’m sitting there and just watching him, and doing the things that he wants to do and being able to just take it all in … it helps me get some of the minutes and hours and years back that I did not have with him because I was playing so much and on the road and doing my own thing, and traveling.”
He continued, “So to be able to get some of his time back now, man, it’s pretty special.”
LeBron also talked about how Bronny has to deal with the pressures of social media, which was something LeBron didn’t have to experience when he was younger.
LeBron said, “I didn’t have to deal with the social-media trolls either, growing up. And I didn’t have to deal with my father being this f—ing guy that’s on a pedestal.”
He went on to say that if critics met Bronny, they would feel foolish, as Bronny is “the most chill, easy, fun kid in the world.”
LeBron believes that the challenges Bronny faces now will help him grow even stronger. He said, “I think it’s gonna make him to be even greater, because having to deal with all of the things that he’s dealing with and still being able to come back from a life-threatening situation and still have the motivation,” referring to Bronny’s recovery after suffering a cardiac arrest during a basketball workout at the University of Southern California in July 2023.
LeBron said, “Bronny doesn’t have to play basketball at all. But he’s like, ‘This is my career. This is my goals and this is my aspirations, and I wanna play ball. This is something that I love.'”
He ended by saying, “I love that kid. He’s awesome.”
