Golden State Warriors Star Chris Paul Reacts To Bronny James News

Chris Paul reacted to the Lakers drafting Bronny James.

Apr 7, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul (3) celebrates after beating the Utah Jazz at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Kupbens-USA TODAY Sports / Bob Kupbens-USA TODAY Sports

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers made history by selecting Bronny James (out of USC) with the 55th pick in the NBA Draft.

Via The Athletic: "BREAKING: Bronny James is heading to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Bronny and LeBron will make history as the first father-son duo on the same NBA roster."

BREAKING: Bronny James is heading to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Bronny and LeBron will make history as the first father-son duo on the same NBA roster. pic.twitter.com/WmOE3s7ajT

— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) June 27, 2024

Bronny played one season of college basketball and had averages of 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest while shooting 36.6% from the field and 26.7% from the three-point range in 25 games.

Jan 3, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Southern California Trojans guard Bronny James reacts against the California Golden Bears in the first half at Galen Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Many people reacted to the news on social media.

One person who sent out a post was Golden State Warriors star Chris Paul.

His post had over 16,000 likes and 500,000 impressions in less than eight hours.

Via The NBA: "LeBron James and Bronny James become the first father and son duo to be in the NBA at the same time.

Now they are teammates on the Lakers!"

Paul responded: "Special!! Congrats, Bronny!"

Special!! Congrats, Bronny! https://t.co/C5dsQ2ZUZT

— Chris Paul (@CP3) June 27, 2024

Paul has famously been friends with LeBron for years, and he is also the Godfather of Bronny.

Bron x Bronny x CP3

Family business 🤝 pic.twitter.com/J0yCoBgTr3

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 14, 2023

Paul is coming off his 19th season in the NBA (and his first playing for Golden State).

At 39, he is no longer in his prime, but he is still a productive point guard who finished the year with averages of 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 44.1% from the field and 37.1% from the three-point range in 58 games.

The Warriors will have to make a decision on the $30 million salary remaining on his contract for the 2025 season, as it is not guaranteed.