LeBron James, just three weeks away from starting his 22nd season in the NBA, said this Monday that sharing the locker room and court in the Los Angeles Lakers with his son Bronny is something exceptional and one that deeply excites him.

“It’s very exciting, just pure joy to be honest, being able to come to work every day with your son, being able to see him continue to grow,” he said at the NBA’s media open house before uncorking the new campaign.

“It is a very happy moment not only for me but for my entire family. It gives you a lot of life to be with young players. I had a lot of fun this summer (in Paris 2024) with Anthony Edwards, with Tyrese Haliburton… It gives you a lot of energy “Being with him now, who will turn 20 in October, gives you a lot of life,” he added.

About to turn 40 years old and still competing at an impressive level, LeBron will equal Vince Carter in the 2024-2025 season as the player with the most seasons in the NBA (22).

In addition, he and Bronny will become the first son and father to step on the field together in the best league on the planet.

“King James” faces this new season after winning Olympic gold with the USA and noted that, despite his busy summer, he feels very good both physically and mentally.

“I’m excited to start working tomorrow. It should be fun, very fun (…). I had a great summer. My body responded very well to the national team,” explained the top scorer in NBA history.

LeBron and Anthony Davis will once again be the leaders of a purple and gold franchise that has barely moved in terms of the composition of its squad, which last season fell in the first round of the West and whose main novelty will be on the bench with JJ Redick, who makes his debut as an NBA coach.

LeBron knows Redick very well since he faced him on the courts and also shared microphones with his now coach in a podcast.

Before preseason training begins tomorrow, the Lakers figure highlighted that Redick is “very detail-oriented.”