USC freshman Bronny James, the son of NBA superstar LeBron James, announced earlier this month he was entering the NBA Draft and the transfer portal. With the Los Angeles Lakers’ season coming to a close on Monday night with a 4-1 series loss to the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Playoffs, the elder James provided an update on the pending decision his oldest son will have to make next month.
“I just want to get home to the family honestly,” James said on Monday. “… One of my boys is deciding if he’s going to enter the draft or go back to school. I got another kid [Bryce James] that’s playing AAU ball right now and my daughter [Zhuri James] is playing volleyball — and my wife [Savanah James] is doing so many great things, so it’s about family right now.”
James will have until May 29 — the withdrawal deadline set by the NCAA — to decide to remain in the draft or return for his sophomore season. The NBA has a later withdrawal deadline (June 16) but the NCAA has its own set of rules that states the deadline is 10 days after the NBA Combine ends. The 2024 NBA Draft is June 26-27.
The Athletic reported on Monday that the Lakers are “open to the prospect” of drafting Bronny. The Lakers will have the…
