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Social media reacts to Los Angeles Lakers selecting LeBron James' son Bronny in 2024 NBA Draft
Bronny James is off to the NBA.
And he will be teaming up with his dad, four-time NBA champion LeBron James.
In what was one of the most highly anticipated picks in the history of the NBA Draft, let alone among second round picks, the Los Angeles Lakers selected the USC guard with the No. 55 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft Thursday.
Bronny: Los Angeles Laker. pic.twitter.com/TvhkzEs9sO
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) June 27, 2024
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With the selection of Bronny James, LeBron and Bronny James will now become the first-ever father-son duo to be in the NBA at the same time.
Originally a five-star prospect who ranked as the No. 22 player nationally in 247Sports' Class of 2023 recruiting class, Bronny James played one year at USC for the Trojans where he averaged 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 25 games while shooting 36.6% from the field. In July of 2023, the younger James suffered cardiac arrest caused by a congenital heart defect during a USC practice, which caused him to miss the first month of the 2023-24 college basketball season.
Considering the storyline behind LeBron James teaming up with Bronny James in Los Angeles, the Lakers selection of the USC guard received quite the reactions on social media:
Bronny James to the Lakers in 2024 NBA Draft: Basketball world reacts
Here's a snippet of reactions on social media of the Lakers taking Bronny James with the No. 55 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft:
Bronny James is selected 55th overall by the @Lakers in the 2024 #NBADraft presented by State Farm!
Watch the Second Round on ESPN. pic.twitter.com/BnxozT7CGj— NBA (@NBA) June 27, 2024
Bronny: Los Angeles Laker. pic.twitter.com/TvhkzEs9sO
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) June 27, 2024
Dream come true.
Congratulations to Bronny James on being selected in the 2nd Round of the #NBADraft (No. 55 overall) by the @Lakers! pic.twitter.com/NG3X6PEAuC— USC Men's Basketball (@USC_Hoops) June 27, 2024
Been working a long time for this 💜 pic.twitter.com/CJAt1Hluhv
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) June 27, 2024
Family business. pic.twitter.com/oBoVHA8doA
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) June 27, 2024
One of the dopest moments in our sport! Congrats, Bronny! 🫡🫡 https://t.co/zHSjK6albx
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) June 27, 2024
BRON AND BRONNY ON THE SAME TEAM 🟡 🟣
The Lakers select Bronny James with the 55th pick‼️ pic.twitter.com/g1w5Cg3B6T— ESPN (@espn) June 27, 2024
The moment Bronny got drafted to LA 💜💛
(via _justbryce/IG) pic.twitter.com/F1DK19gGJ6— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 27, 2024
Congratulations to Bronny James on being drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers! This is a historic moment because LeBron and Bronny are the first father-son duo to play in the NBA at the same time and on the same team. Watching Bronny suit up for the @Lakers during Summer League in… pic.twitter.com/jGRbGiD0n6
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 27, 2024
LAKERS TAKE BRONNY JAMES AT NO. 55 IN THE 2024 DRAFT 🔥
Welcome to the league 👏
(via @ShamsCharania) pic.twitter.com/nW3kwRZNV7— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 27, 2024
DREAM COME TRUE!!! BRONNY JAMES IS A LOS ANGELES LAKER 🤩🤩🤩 pic.twitter.com/eS7EUSISou
— Overtime (@overtime) June 27, 2024
LAKERS DRAFT BRONNY JAMES WITH THE 55TH PICK pic.twitter.com/AEcvudavTY
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) June 27, 2024
LeBron James and Bronny James are now teammates. 🙏
(📸 @ThrowbackHoops) pic.twitter.com/SsA6GkJHRA— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) June 27, 2024
With the No. 55 pick of the 2024 #NBADraft, the @Lakers select Bronny James! pic.twitter.com/wABisnuejG
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 27, 2024
Welcome to the league, Bronny James 👑
Time to prove the doubters wrong 🔥
(🎥 @Digits3App )pic.twitter.com/26l7pRWv88— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) June 27, 2024
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! pic.twitter.com/dITQ4WQ9RA— NBA (@NBA) June 27, 2024
IT HAPPENED 🤯
Bronny → Lakers pic.twitter.com/Tmd9jFW0EX— FanDuel (@FanDuel) June 27, 2024
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT! pic.twitter.com/tF33OYsb9t
— Lakers Lead (@LakersLead) June 27, 2024
The youngins' #Lakeshow@DaltonKnecht3 and Bronny James, Welcome to LA! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/AHsS57eXSI
— ESPN Los Angeles (@ESPNLosAngeles) June 27, 2024
NOW THEY'RE TEAMMATES.
WHAT A MOMENT. pic.twitter.com/l0c6sfacCk— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 27, 2024
The best LeBron stat of all time might be that this kid just got drafted to the NBA while LeBron is still averaging just as many points, assists, and rebounds per game as he did when this photo was taken 17 years ago 🤯 pic.twitter.com/sCOdINSiDE
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) June 27, 2024
LeBron and Bronny being in a game together will be an incredible moment in NBA history. Truly hope for the best for the kid. But he’s far from ready for the NBA level. Needs a lot of time to develop. The pressure being placed on him compared to who he is right now is nuts.
— John Fanta (@John_Fanta) June 27, 2024
Woj said it best , I don’t wanna hear about nepotism now with Bronny. The NBA is full of it on all levels in management and other areas.
— Troy Rhodes Jr (@TroyRhodesJr) June 27, 2024
The Lakers' war room after picking Bronny James 🔥 pic.twitter.com/jpgj6284RC
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) June 27, 2024
Nike's ad for Bronny James: pic.twitter.com/oO0GdPaPzz
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) June 27, 2024
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Social media reacts to Los Angeles Lakers selecting LeBron James' son Bronny
