With the Purple & Gold announcing their regular season schedule, one of the foremost questions in every Laker fan was what would Bronny call LeBron James on the court. Certainly a valid question, given this is the first we are witnessing a father-son duo share the same court in the NBA. But the man in question put an end to all such doubts and questions with a straightforward answer. “He cannot call me Dad in the workplace.” That’s well and good, but the kid’s gotta call him something! The 4x champion had the solution to that, too. “He got to call me ‘2-3’, or ‘Bron’, or ‘G.O.A.T,’ if he want to.” LeSneaky!

So basically, Bronny James had to treat his father like he would any other teammate. And it goes both ways. However, a certain ex-NBA star has taken offense to the “GOAT” suggestion. “That’s nasty work! That’s the nastiest of work he could ever have. Nobody can call. Nobody playing basketball on your team should be referencing that,” Rashad McCants said in the latest episode of Gil’s Arena. While the rest of the members were doing their hardest to not choke on their own spit with laughter, the 39-year-old just didn’t find the humor or logic.

But as Josiah Johnson put it, this is “unchartered waters.” No rule book in the NBA says this is what one should do in an instance where both a father and son are playing on the same team. Hence, even if James Jr. calls Bron ‘GOAT,’ no one would call them out on that, we suppose. On a more serious note, though, Gilbert Arenas seems to have an understanding of the situation.

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No doubt playing with your son in a professional atmosphere is going to be different from hooping at home. The moment LeBron James puts on the Lakers uniform, he stops being a father to Bronny and turns into his teammate. Just like the rest of the men on the team. But there might come a point where the 39-year-old might find it incredibly difficult to control his fatherly instincts.

A professional basketball player and a father of four himself, Arenas seems to understand LeBron’s situation. “You got to be really mindful. It’s going to be different when you coaching your kid. It’s going to be different because you want to try not to have that favoritism. So you kind of talk to them a little bit harsher than you would talk to your teammates, just so your teammates respect the workplace. So I can understand why he said ‘No you’re going to call me like everybody else call me.’,” the former 3x All-Star said.

Well, it sure is going to be an interesting 2024-25 season for LeBron James and the Lakers for many reasons. Are you excited? Because we sure are thrilled!

 Before you go, do not forget to check out this crossover between BG12 and Georgia Bulldogs star Asia Avinger.