LeBron James and his son Bronny are currently teammates with the Lakers, making them an unusual father-son relationship.
On an upcoming episode of his “The Shop” podcast, James was asked about the state of their working relationship and whether Bronny calls him “Dad” during practice.
“No, that's already been decided,” LeBron said. “You can't call me Dad at work. Once I leave the facility and the gates are closed, I can be Dad again. When we're in the car together, when we're at home, I can be Dad.”
LeBron suggested some alternative names for his son to call himself.
“No, he can call me '2-3' or 'Bron,'” he said, “or 'The GOAT' if he wants. That's up to him.”
Bronny signed a four-year, $7.9 million contract with the Lakers earlier this offseason with the final year of the deal non-guaranteed.
In July, LeBron spoke to ESPN about what he wanted for his son during the NBA Summer League.
“I just want him to get the NBA experience,” LeBron said at the time. “The pace of the game, the speed, the physicality of it. But what he does in the California Classic or in the Summer League doesn't matter if he plays well or not. It doesn't matter if he doesn't play well. I just want him to continue to get better with the practices, the film sessions, the individual training.”
Midway through Summer League, Bronny left open the possibility of starting a professional basketball career with the Lakers' G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers.
“I'm just looking forward to playing basketball at whatever level,” Bronny said.
