{"id":864227,"date":"2026-08-22T09:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T09:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/864227\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T09:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T09:50:13","slug":"bronny-james-speaks-up-for-first-time-about-lebron-james-joining-76ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/864227\/","title":{"rendered":"Bronny James speaks up for first time about LeBron James joining 76ers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bronny James seems unbothered by his father LeBron&#8217;s decision to go to the Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n<p>Bronny James seems to couldn&#8217;t care less about his father&#8217;s decision to join the Philadelphia 76ers after leaving the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"article-widget__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/35871-bronny-james.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-424567-plsm.jpg\" alt=\"Bronny  James\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Position<br \/>\n                PG, SG\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Age<br \/>\n                21\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Height<br \/>\n                188 cm\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Weight<br \/>\n                95 kg\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Birth place<br \/>\n                Akron, United States of America\n            <\/p>\n<p>In a viral video clip while signing autographs and taking pictures with several young kids, Bronny was asked about his thoughts on LeBron James joining the Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, Bronny offered a simple response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s whatever, it\u2019s my dad,\u201d Bronny said.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a\/status\/2090970796617560315\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  LeBron, Bronny James part ways after two historic father-son Lakers seasons <\/p>\n<p>After eight seasons, LeBron James formally informed the Los Angeles Lakers that he would be departing, ultimately joining the Philadelphia 76ers via a two-year, $8 million deal.<\/p>\n<p>LeBron&#8217;s decision to return to the Eastern Conference and further strengthen the 76ers leaves Bronny James alone in Los Angeles. Both of them have shared the court as teammates and made history as the first father-son duo in NBA history.<\/p>\n<p>However, amid rumors that Bronny might follow his father, the Lakers <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/es\/news-252018-lebron-james-gets-bad-lakers-news-on-bringing-bronny-james-to-next-nba-team.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">remain firm in keeping the 21-year-old<\/a>. Past reports have indicated that the Lakers aren&#8217;t entertaining Bronny trade ideas.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers guaranteed Bronny James&#8217; $2.3 million salary earlier this offseason, signaling their commitment to keeping him on the roster despite LeBron&#8217;s eventual departure.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, Bronny is enjoying the most out of his remaining 2026 offseason with the rest of the new-look Lakers in Luka Doncic&#8217;s Slovenia minicamp.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_6\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Thank you for reading us! 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