Lakers News: LeBron James Drops Pics From Exclusive Workout With Son
After a major health scare in his family derailed the start of his week, Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James was back in action prepping for Year 21.
James' eldest son, 18-year-old USC freshman shooting guard LeBron "Bronny" James Jr., had to be hospitalized after suffering a cardiac arrest during a workout on campus Monday. His condition stabilized quickly, and the 6'3" wing was released Tuesday night. We're all hoping that doctors determine what went wrong in the first place and that Bronny will be able to safely resume basketball activities soon, en route to a pro career, though this certainly throws a cloud on the status of what was set to be his NCAA debut in November.
Evidently Bronny's health troubles are at least manageable enough that his dad feels comfortably getting some shots up.
LeBron recently released some candid stills of himself and younger son Bryce James, a 16-year-old rising junior at Campbell Hall in Studio City, putting in work on the hardwood this week.
Bryce, a 6'6" wing, is considered to be the James son with the more NBA-ready tools, though Bronny's commitment to the cause has been unwavering for years, while Bryce has only recently focused his full attention on hoops.
LeBron enjoyed another stellar year when he was healthy with LA. Though the team got off to a shaky 2-10 start, things improved mightily after team president Rob Pelinka moved off the contracts of pricey, past-their-prime point guards Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverley and Kendrick Nunn (with Beverley and Nunn often being featured as undersized two-guards due to the team's then-glut of point guards and deficit of shooting guards).
James himself submitted another All-NBA, All-Star season, despite appearing in just 55 regular season contests as a result of health trouble. The league's newly-minted all-time regular season scoring champ averaged 28.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks a night. In the playoffs, he seemed hampered by foot problems, and lacked his typical explosiveness, wearing down late in critical games. But his two-way play in a contest's first 40 or so minutes remained top-notch.
We're excited for the (hopeful) LeBron Instagram post that features both his sons playing alongside him -- whenever that may be.
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