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LeBron James Had Fired-Up Two-Word Message for Son Bronny After Viral Dunk

James was amped for his son.

Liam McKeone

LeBron played with Bronny on the Lakers last season
LeBron played with Bronny on the Lakers last season / Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images
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LeBron James accomplished one of his stated career goals last season, and it was perhaps one of his most impressive. In his 22nd season, James was able to suit up and play alongside his son, Bronny, for the Los Angeles Lakers. And after picking up his player option last week it seems James will do so again in the 2025–26 campaign.

For Bronny's part, he got his sophomore season off to a bang. Making his 2025 Summer League debut for the Lakers on Sunday, the younger James went viral following a great steal-and-dunk sequence that displayed some of the vertical he inherited from his father.

To nobody's surprise LeBron was extremely fired up watching the sequence and reposted it on his Instagram story with a two-word caption: "BRONNY SHOWTIME"

Another big season awaits for the James clan, as Bronny aims to spend more time with the Lakers while LeBron tries for another NBA title alongside Luka Doncic.

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Liam McKeone
LIAM MCKEONE

Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been a member of the National Sports Media Association since 2020.

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