LeBron reveals one strict rule he enforces when playing with son Bronny before defying Father Time with insane windmill dunk
LeBron James rolled back the clock on Tuesday night against the Dallas Mavericks. ‘The King’ may have turned 40 last month, but the oldest player in the NBA still has more athleticism that many of his contemporaries who are half his age. James rolled back the years with his first quarter dunk against the MavsAP The four-time champion kindly reminded everyone exactly what he is capable of in the first quarter of the Lakers‘ disappointing 118-97 loss. The highlight-reel play came when Los Angeles forward Rui Hachimura missed a corner 3, only for teammate Max Christie to grab the rebound near the baseline. The Lakers guard threw the ball down the floor to LeBron, who drove towards the rim, switched the ball mid-air and uncorked a nasty left-handed windmill over Dallas rookie center Dereck Lively II – a player who has been alive for less time than James has been in the league. Fans labelled the jam ‘dunk of the year’ while others lauded James for being able to pull it off age 40. “Doing that type of things at that age it’s crazy,” said one fan. “bros doing this at 40 and i’m suppose to believe mj is the goat,” added another. James finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists while shooting 6-for-12 from the floor. However, Mavs duo Quentin Grimes and PJ Washington combined for 45 points and Dallas knocked down 18 of their 38 attempts from beyond the arc to ice the game. “I mean, it sucks, obviously, especially knowing where we were and how well we’ve been playing,” LeBron said after the game. “I felt like they just put people in pick-and-roll who they wanted in pick-and-roll and they tried to exploit matchups. And when we got into rotations, we didn’t make enough second efforts.” James caught the ball at the top of the key and drove to the basket with the ball in his right handX@NBA He switched hands at the last second to throw it down over the Dallas defenderX@NBA LeBron is one of the greatest players in basketball history with a laundry list of a resume. However, perhaps the greatest achievement of his illustrious 22-year career is playing with son Bronny. The eldest son of the NBA’s all-time leading scorer was drafted by the purple and gold with the 55th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, making him and dad LeBron the first father-son pair to ever play together in the NBA. Their relationship is naturally extremely close, but LeBron recently admitted he’s had to put certain workplace boundaries in place to keep things professional. The veteran revealed the one rule he has for when the two play together, which is that Bronny isn’t allowed to call him ‘dad’. “He can’t call me ‘dad’ in the practice facility… He’s got to call me ‘2-3’ or ‘Bron’ or ‘GOAT’ if he wants to.” Bronny isn’t allowed to call LeBron ‘dad’ around the Lakers facilitiesGetty Bronny is starting to find his feet in the G LeagueGetty “Once we leave out of the practice facility and the gates close, I could be ‘dad’ again in the car… At home, I could be ‘dad.'” “It’s easy for me because I’ve been calling him Bronny for so long. It’s not like I’ve been calling him, ‘Hey son.'” The younger James has seen limited action in his rookie season, appearing in eight games and averaging 2.5 minutes and 0.5 points. He’s currently gaining experience with the Lakers’ G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, while appearing in some of the Lakers’ home games in Los Angeles. LA are currently sixth in the Western Conference with a 20-16 record. View Tweet: https://t.co/r40AQ86alQ
LeBron James rolled back the clock on Tuesday night against the Dallas Mavericks.
‘The King’ may have turned 40 last month, but the oldest player in the NBA still has more athleticism that many of his contemporaries who are half his age.
The four-time champion kindly reminded everyone exactly what he is capable of in the first quarter of the Lakers‘ disappointing 118-97 loss.
The highlight-reel play came when Los Angeles forward Rui Hachimura missed a corner 3, only for teammate Max Christie to grab the rebound near the baseline.
The Lakers guard threw the ball down the floor to LeBron, who drove towards the rim, switched the ball mid-air and uncorked a nasty left-handed windmill over Dallas rookie center Dereck Lively II – a player who has been alive for less time than James has been in the league.
Fans labelled the jam ‘dunk of the year’ while others lauded James for being able to pull it off age 40.
“Doing that type of things at that age it’s crazy,” said one fan.
“bros doing this at 40 and i’m suppose to believe mj is the goat,” added another.
James finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists while shooting 6-for-12 from the floor.
However, Mavs duo Quentin Grimes and PJ Washington combined for 45 points and Dallas knocked down 18 of their 38 attempts from beyond the arc to ice the game.
“I mean, it sucks, obviously, especially knowing where we were and how well we’ve been playing,” LeBron said after the game.
“I felt like they just put people in pick-and-roll who they wanted in pick-and-roll and they tried to exploit matchups. And when we got into rotations, we didn’t make enough second efforts.”
LeBron is one of the greatest players in basketball history with a laundry list of a resume.
However, perhaps the greatest achievement of his illustrious 22-year career is playing with son Bronny.
The eldest son of the NBA’s all-time leading scorer was drafted by the purple and gold with the 55th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, making him and dad LeBron the first father-son pair to ever play together in the NBA.
Their relationship is naturally extremely close, but LeBron recently admitted he’s had to put certain workplace boundaries in place to keep things professional.
The veteran revealed the one rule he has for when the two play together, which is that Bronny isn’t allowed to call him ‘dad’.
“He can’t call me ‘dad’ in the practice facility… He’s got to call me ‘2-3’ or ‘Bron’ or ‘GOAT’ if he wants to.”
“Once we leave out of the practice facility and the gates close, I could be ‘dad’ again in the car… At home, I could be ‘dad.'”
“It’s easy for me because I’ve been calling him Bronny for so long. It’s not like I’ve been calling him, ‘Hey son.'”
The younger James has seen limited action in his rookie season, appearing in eight games and averaging 2.5 minutes and 0.5 points.
He’s currently gaining experience with the Lakers’ G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, while appearing in some of the Lakers’ home games in Los Angeles.
LA are currently sixth in the Western Conference with a 20-16 record.
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