Bronny James signed a four-year contract worth $7.9 million with the Lakers

LEBRON James has revealed what his son Bronny James can refer to him as when the duo share the court this upcoming NBA season for the Los Angeles Lakers.

A clip was released from a new episode of LeBron’s sports talk show The Shop: Uninterrupted where he addressed playing with his son.

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LeBron James reveals what his son Bronny James can call him when they share the court together for the Lakers on his sports talk show Uninterrupted: The ShopCredit: ESPN

Bronny James Jr. shoots a foul shot against the Sacramento Kings during the 2024 California Classic summer league game at Chase Center on July 6, 2024Credit: Getty
“What’s your working relationship? Is he going to call you dad at practice, in the locker room?” LeBron was asked.

“No, he can’t. We already laid that down,” LeBron responded.

“Cannot call me dad, in the workplace.

“Once we leave out the private facility and the gates close, I could be dad again [and] in the car if we ride together, at home I could be dad.”

Although Bronny will not be allowed to call LeBron dad while they play together on the Lakers, the four-time NBA champion provided some alternatives.

“He got to call me like 2-3 or Bron or, you know, GOAT if he want to. It’s up to him,” LeBron said.

“We cannot be running down the court, and he’d be like, ‘Dad, push the ball up! Dad, I’m open! Dad, come on!'”

LeBron joked it won’t be hard for him because he has always called his son Bronny.

“It’s easy for me because I’ve been calling him Bronny for so long,” LeBron said.

“It’s not like I’ve been calling him, ‘Hey son.’

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“So it’s easy for me, it’s going to be an adjustment for him.”

James will play in his seventh season with the Lakers after signing a two-year, $104 million contract with the franchise in the offseason.

The contract includes a player option for 2025-26 with a no-trade clause.

Meanwhile, Bronny was selected at No. 55 overall in the 2024 NBA Draft by the Lakers.

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“At the end of the day, I hate to say it, but I believe this in my soul right now – I wish LeBron James would retire.

“Not because I don’t want to see more of LeBron James, not because I don’t appreciate LeBron James.

“But I honestly believe deep down inside, the more LeBron James continues to play the game of basketball, the more it’s going to hurt his legacy and the more it’s going to continue to hurt his GOAT argument.

“As long as he steps foot on that floor, every single season, there’s gonna expectations of him winning a championship.

“And when he don’t do that, we’re gonna be looking at him saying: ‘Well what happened now?'”

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Bronny played one season at USC in 2023-24, averaging 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 25 games for the Trojans.

After being drafted, the 19-year-old signed a four-year, $7.9 million deal with Los Angeles, becoming half of the NBA’s first-ever active father-son duo — just like his father dreamed.

LeBron James’ son debuted for the Lakers during this year’s NBA Summer League.

Bronny struggled at the beginning of Summer League putting up an atrocious stat line.

Cannot call me dad, in the workplace. Once we leave out the private facility and the gates close, I could be dad again [and] in the car if we ride together, at home I could be dad.

LeBron James

He averaged 4.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.8 assists while shooting 22.6% from the field and going 0-for-15 from 3 in his first four games.

But he bounced back in his last two games stringing together two solid performances.

During a matchup against the Atlanta Hawks, he scored 12 points while adding a rebound and an assist.

He played even better against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 13-point performance, chipping in five rebounds, three assists, and a block.

Bronny in the first quarter during the California Classic NBA Summer League game against the Sacramento Kings at Chase Center in San Francisco, Saturday, July 6, 2024Credit: Getty

LeBron James drives to the basket during the game against the Denver Nuggets during Round One Game Five of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on April 29, 2024Credit: Getty