LeBron James Laughed In Reporter’s Face After Being Asked Dumb Question About Playing For Knicks With His HS Son

LeBron James dismissed a reporter's question about playing with his HS son, Bronny James, on the Knicks one day

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LeBron James has gone on record as saying that his NBA dream is to play with his oldest son, Bronny James, in the league one day. Considering all that the three-time NBA champ has accomplished in his career to this point, that’s a pretty damn admirable goal, don’t you think? To refresh your memory on what LeBron said about the topic, here’s a soundbite from a 2018 interview with his company UNINTERRUPTED, where he talked about the possibility of playing alongside his current high school son.

“You want to ask me what is the greatest achievement of my life? If I’m on the same court as my son in the NBA. That would be No. 1 in my lifetime as an NBA player. I’ve thought about it because my son is about to be 14, and he might be able to get in there a little earlier.”

At 35 years old, LeBron James’ birth certificate might be saying that he’s well past his prime, but anyone who has watched him play this season, his 17th in the league, knows that the four-time league MVP probably has plenty of solid years left in him — barring some unforeseen (and unfortunate) injury. So is there an outside shot at Bron and Bronny sharing the same floor in the NBA? Absolutely; assuming some things work in their favor.

But while LeBron has dreamt about the day of possibly playing alongside his now 15-year-old son in the NBA, it’s not as if he’s planning his next few years around it. As calculated as James is, don’t expect him to be making plans three-to-four years down the road — which some poor reporter found out the other day.

Following his team’s victory over the New York Knicks, LeBron was asked about possibly playing for the beleaguered New York franchise one day with his son. Never one to hold back, the Lakers forward wasn’t having any of it, and laughed off the question by giving an A+ response. Take a look below.

Now, as someone who witnessed LeBron James leave Cleveland at the altar in 2010 after taking part in backchannel conversations with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, and then return to the Cavs in 2014 to chase a title for his hometown state, it’s hard not to at least wonder if the guy’s already got the next decade of his life plotted out. But Bronny James even reaching the NBA in three years could be difficult a difficult task, so it’s not necessarily up to LeBron right now to know how the hell all of this will actually play out.

Sports fans saw Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Jr. share an outfield with the Seattle Mariners once before, so it’d be pretty cool to see LeBron and his son do the same in a few years — it’s just not something anyone should ask him about moving forward until it becomes a serious possibility.

(H/T Bleacher Report)