r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/Advanced-Ad3234 • 3d ago
Lebron James with his son Bronny James in the 2006 season, today Bronny was drafted on his dad's team. LeBron and Bronny James will become the first ever father-son duo to be in the NBA at the same time.
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u/OkEscape7558 ☑️ 3d ago
Black nepotism, I love it.
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u/Advanced-Ad3234 3d ago edited 3d ago
I'm with it , nobody said anything when Bush, Clinton, Cheney, the Rockafellas, and Kennedy, and many others, get their family in a powerful US government position using their names. Ivy league schools, jobs on Wall Street , politicians family in the military etc
The white rich families have been doing it for decades , and somebody who was born poor like Lebron should get a chance to build generational wealth just like them
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u/pekingsewer ☑️ 3d ago
Actually, people did talk about them too. The no appointing family members to government positions is a rule in the federal government because of the Kennedy's. Don't act like that and make stuff up just because you don't care about this instance 😂
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u/Advanced-Ad3234 3d ago edited 3d ago
It happens in every historical college, it happens in every major job with large salaries . Trump did it with his sons into politics
It's just the way of the world, and I don't blame Lebron for playing the game
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u/pekingsewer ☑️ 3d ago
I agree. I was responding to you saying no one said anything when Clinton, JFK etc. That is not a true statement and I was just saying so.
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u/RacistProbably 3d ago
Everybody who isn’t the insanely rich hates it. It’s not a race thing it’s a class thing. Most everything is.
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u/Glittering-Spite234 3d ago
It's the way of the world, but it doesn't make it less bad when somebody you like does it.
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u/EnigmaticQuote 2d ago
Supporting nepotism is supporting inequality, it will always benefit the ruling class more than it will ever help you.
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u/ZeDitto ☑️ 3d ago edited 2d ago
I think that you can and should blame people for gaming the system because this is how we end up with incompetence in especially wrong places.
I don’t know shit about the NBA so I don’t really care if someone isn’t as good at basketball as what might be standard, but I do know that saying “we should accept Bush, Trump, and Clinton style nepotism when it suits us” is wrong. It isn’t the enlightened, Machiavellian, astute, realpolitik take that you think it is. It’s cynically promoting and affirming a race to the bottom at the expense of others. A fuck yours, got for me and mine.
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u/WaluigiIsTheRealHero 3d ago
I think we’ve all accepted that this is the only reason Thanasis Antetokounmpo has a job in the NBA. As long as Bronny is a good teammate and hype man, I don’t have a problem with it.
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u/Robinsonirish 2d ago
All the examples you mentioned are criticised, especially the one with Trump.
Trump's nepotism is just one thing out of many that should disqualify him from having a position of power, but it's just very far down the list of all the terrible shit he's done.
Idk why you're trying to make excuses for LeBron's nepotism by pointing out some other egregious examples of it, it's not really making the argument better, quite the contrary.
I'm a huge NBA fan, and I personally have a hard time seeing what LeBron gets out of this, just so he can be on the record books for having played with his son. He's not close to NBA ready, he should stay in college. Bronny is going to get embarrassed on the court, if he plays any minutes at all. I'm not sure if people here in this thread are aware just how bad he is compared to his competition. He's too short, he's just had a cardiac arrest, he's averaged about 4pts in college and been riding the bench. He's just not for the NBA, at least not right now.
The kid could have had a really good college career, instead he's going to be the poster child of nepotism.
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u/TheBuzzerDing 2d ago
Well yea, it happens everywhere, but lets just stop moving the goalposts and recognize that nobody really likes it unless theyre benefitting
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u/pinkblossom331 3d ago
That didn’t stop Trump from appointing his offspring into influential roles during his presidency.
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u/Sports_Fan_2003 3d ago
I mean, Lebron already had generational wealth for his family secured back when this photo was taken in 06.
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u/Sensitive_Yam_1979 3d ago
Lol no tons of people criticize those dynasties all the time!
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u/beansnack 3d ago
I remember someone telling me about a town that voted for someone because he had the same name as his dad. People vote because of name recognition and nepotism is perfect for that!
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u/ahotdogcasing 3d ago
WHAT? people have been complaining about those families and their nepotism since day one.
tf are you making shit up for.
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u/Several-Estate7175 3d ago
A lot of people have talked at length about how terrible the nepotist you're talking about is. They just can't really do anything about it. Personally I don't think "well white people do it" should factor into the equation here. Nepotism is bad because it's fundamentally morally wrong and people do criticize it all the time. And outside of nepotism in political positions, this is about the worst kind of nepotism there is, as you're taking a life changing experience away from someone who actually earned it and giving it to a big shots kid. Ultimately I feel this should be looked at poorly unless Bronny actually performs well.
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u/nithdurr 3d ago
Don’t forget the Trump family—nepotism—Ivanka/Jared given advisor roles..
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u/Mr_E_Nigma_Solver 3d ago
Look, I love that Bron drafted Bronny. But that's because I love watching the Lakers suffer. I just dislike that Bron is their player/ GM but denies it.
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u/GokakyuuNoJutsu25 3d ago
even in sports with bill sons on the patriots
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u/Shaolinchipmonk 3d ago
And don't forget Ken Griffey and his son both playing on the Mariners at the same time
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u/InternetMysterious21 3d ago
Jr was arguably the best player of the 90s with no asterisk. If the strike didn't happen he'd have likely broken the home run record.
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u/Several-Estate7175 3d ago
That's not really Nepotism though. Jr was actually the better player and would have made it regardless.
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u/SmokePenisEveryday 3d ago
Find myself agreeing with Woj when he went off talking about how everyone does it, LeBron ain't no worse than any of the other countless examples. At least the fans get to enjoy this one.
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u/Advanced-Ad3234 3d ago
“People talking about nepotism. The NBA is full of nepotism. The ownership level, front offices, coaching. I don't want to hear about it all of a sudden because Bronny James' father plays for the Lakers. It is rampant in this league”
-Woj on ESPN3
u/KennysWhiteSoxHat 3d ago
Look at the MLB too, off the top of my head (though not nepotism, the sons were actually like that) the Griffeys and the Raines. Honorary mention to Bobby Bonds and Barry Bonds, didn’t play together but Barry is the goat. Black family success is thriving
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u/deathschemist 2d ago
barry bonds is what you get when you give the best baseball player ever, and then give him PEDs.
i think he'd have still have been an all-timer with ridiculous records even if he'd never touched the juice. man was just that good.
i think there should be steroid leagues in all sports full of roidy magoos just... achieving insane feats of athleticism.
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u/OlympianBattleFish ☑️ 3d ago
I love that for them. When I worked with my dad all he did was get on my nerves lmfao.
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u/HowYouDoinz 3d ago
😂! How did yall end up working together ?
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u/OlympianBattleFish ☑️ 3d ago
He wanted me to apply at the warehouse he managed at the time bcs it was starting out paying a lot especially at the time. Since we were related we couldn’t work the same shift so he couldnt manage me. Unfortunately our shifts would overlap and when I was new he’d see my productivity and fuss about it. Dear God it was frustrating. It didn’t help that I’m named after him so people just wouldn’t stfu about me being his son.
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u/BrooklynLivesMatter 3d ago
That no family members on the same shift rule has saved lives, guaranteed
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u/OlympianBattleFish ☑️ 2d ago
Lmfao for sure. It was good tho. I don’t think having your kids work for you in an environment thats not a family owned business will allow for some serious nepotism.
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u/Wolfram_And_Hart 1d ago
Even in a family owned business I’ve seen it destroy family’s and businesses.
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u/OlympianBattleFish ☑️ 1d ago
Very true.
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u/Wolfram_And_Hart 1d ago
The worst part is when they won’t do anything about it. Like the Tyson CFO/son, they finally fired him (for now).
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u/Richobeast ☑️ 3d ago edited 3d ago
My dad did the same thing and this nigga didn't even raise me 😂 I was working for the parts department at another location and just so happened to get transferred to his yard. He tried to call me and fuss at me because I was late... 😐😑Talking about I making him look bad.... Nigga I don't even know you 😂
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u/OlympianBattleFish ☑️ 2d ago
Lmfao you should’ve made him feel terrible! “You weren’t around bcs you were ashamed of me father?”
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u/Richobeast ☑️ 2d ago
Lol I was 20 I just said as much disrespectful shit as I could think and he threatened to take me off his insurance 💀 nigga I was paying my own insurance 😂
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u/OlympianBattleFish ☑️ 2d ago
I’m glad you were able to get everything of your chest tho lol had to let him know.
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u/SmokePenisEveryday 3d ago
I love my mom to death. I'd do anything for her.
Never in a million years would I work with her lmao. I got a taste of it at my first job and was like oh no we'd hate each other as coworkers if we weren't related
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u/biscuitboi967 3d ago
My mom had a wooden spoon hanging in her cubical to “threaten” people with. Apparently the “girls” at work loved it?!?! HR made her take it down, and they complained that they missed it?!?!
I knew I didn’t want to work there. She wasn’t even their boss, they just liked her threatening them?!?! Cause it was funny? Like, ladies, if you like THAT, have I got some stories for you…
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u/OlympianBattleFish ☑️ 2d ago
Lmfao working a job with someone you care about will show you a different aspect of your relationship for sure.
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u/Mr_E_Nigma_Solver 3d ago
Now imagine that but with your dad being the literal greatest at his position ever.
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u/OlympianBattleFish ☑️ 2d ago
Man anyone who knows my dad always compares us when they meet me. “Your dad was so smart always the smartest in the room smart smart smart are you smart like your dad”? Man kiss my ass. Now I immediately get agitated if someone reads my name and mentions him. They say shit like ik you ik your dad, nah nigga you don’t know shit about me.
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u/Lyfeitzallaroundus 2d ago
It was the opposite for me, I worked with my mama and I got on HER nerves. Lolooo
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u/OlympianBattleFish ☑️ 2d ago
Lol ik you were having a blast doing it too. I hope it was a fun experience!
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u/chamberx2 ☑️ 3d ago
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u/Advanced-Ad3234 3d ago
Hell yeah !! Goku with Gohan
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u/JustinUprising 3d ago
......that's not Gohan.....
That's Kid Goku. This is from a special.
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u/MikeJones-8004 3d ago
Ok that helps, because at first I was like why does Goten look so short. But wait why is Trunks grown. I'm confused lol
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u/DGVega93 3d ago
NBA full of nepotism at the owner and front office level. If this was Larry Joe and his kid this would be met with so much praise.
Them James Sr and James Jr jerseys gone be hard
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u/Advanced-Ad3234 3d ago
“People talking about nepotism. The NBA is full of nepotism. The ownership level, front offices, coaching. I don't want to hear about it all of a sudden because Bronny James' father plays for the Lakers. It is rampant in this league”
-Woj on ESPN
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u/thebeardedman88 3d ago
Fuck, all my LA friends with kids going to get them.
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u/EZKTurbo 2d ago
this whole draft pick is more about selling the story than it is about actual basketball
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u/PMmeyourSchwifty 3d ago
Honestly, I don't even care. Bronny gets a shot at the show. The kid is talented, let's see if he can make it happen.
The NBA will weed him out if he's not good enough to contribute. The Lakers don't have much to lose, IMO. They're gonna sell hella merch and it'll be cool af to see a father/son duo.
I can't remember another father/son pro sports duo since Ken Griffey Sr and Ken Griffey Jr. played on the same squad.
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u/chomcham 3d ago
I don't know what stats you're reading but he is not talented. The only reason he is playing is because of LeBron.
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u/SkuloftheLEECH 2d ago
Meanwhile Australian football allows Father-Son drafting where teams have first dibs on any player whose father played at least 100 games for them.
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u/DoloTy 3d ago
People hating on this shit like it affect them and I don’t understand
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u/dutch_dynamite 3d ago
But just think of the GENERATIONAL talent the Lakers were gonna draft with that 55th pick
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u/PSXBlackDisc 3d ago
That's the funniest part. At least with this second round 55th pick they'll actually generate some revenue versus adding another random jobber for garbage time.
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u/frostymugson 2d ago
You gotta remember the amount of effort it takes to post a comment, and then the amount of people are just generally unhinged about something. I don’t really fuck with basketball, but if he deserves to be there we will see it and if he doesn’t well it won’t last long.
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u/MrFundamentals101 2d ago
Guess you can say the same for any war that aint in your country. dumb ass mentality
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u/Robinsonirish 2d ago
People are rightfully criticising this. Over on /r/nba people aren't "hating" on Bronny, he seems like a really good kid and people want the best for him.
The thing is, he's not even close to an NBA player. He averaged 4.8/2.8/2.1 PTS/REB/AST in college and rode the bench. He's recently had a cardiac arrest, which is an automatic disqualification in normal circumstances. He's too short for the NBA, he didn't get his dad's genes there.
He should stay in college where he could have carved his own path and had a promising career. The kid has the face of an angel, he's very handsome and could have gone his own path in modelling or something like that. LeBron loves acting, Bronny could have focused on that. If he wasn't LeBron's son he might have had a college career in basketball, but absolutely not an NBA career, not even close.
On the NBA court he's going to be one of the worst players of all time that gets drafted. If he plays at all it's going to be nothing but garbage minutes.
People are just not seeing what Lebron gets out of this. Why is he forcing his son early into the NBA when he needs a few more years in college before transitioning, just so he can be on the record books for playing with his son?
He's making his son the poster child of nepotism and he'll be a laughing stock on the court. It's his life, his son, he can do what he likes but personally I wouldn't want my kid to be put through that.
People aren't "hating" on Bronny, they want him to succeed, it's more that people question LeBron's motivations and feel a bit bad for Bronny. I really like the kid and are hoping for the best, I just don't see it.
LeBron has shown throughout his life that he's an amazing father and a good role model. That's why this is so puzzling for many.
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u/Notagainbruh2 2d ago
Yeah everyone should always like whatever they see on their timeline and circle jerk instead of commenting with opposing views what haters lol
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u/Nordie25 3d ago
I love seeing people complain about nepotism in the NBA like that shit isn’t rampant in all sports leagues. As long as this is what he wanted for himself, I’m happy for Bronny.
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u/weinerpretzel 3d ago
It’s almost like the families of pro athletes have access to resources that a normal human doesn’t. So to go with the genetics that helped their parent become a pro, they also have the coaches, equipment, trainers, and tutors available to them, plus the monetary ability to pursue sport. We see the children of pros in most sports, Racing, Baseball, Football, Basketball, Hockey. As long as they are able to compete I’m all for it.
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u/resurrectedbear 3d ago
Yep! Imagine being able to correct bad habits and techniques from the second the son picks up a ball all while making the sport look incredibly fun through large events and home environment. Still gotta put the large amount of work but people are being foolish if they think it’s actually nepotism
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u/soulinmypocket 3d ago
i don't follow basketball, is lebron still one of the best players in the league? i know he's an all-timer but this post just made me consider his age for the first time
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u/xixbia 3d ago
Probably no longer one of the very best, but still a top 10 player, which is pretty insane at age 39.
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u/notyourbrobro10 3d ago
Top 20. Lotta good players right now.
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u/xixbia 3d ago
I reckon he's top 20 over a full season, probably around 15th, the stats support that.
But for a single game, when he goes all out, I feel he's still just about top 10.
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u/notyourbrobro10 3d ago
He paces himself a lot, but I agree, when he locks in a turns it up for a game he's still top 10ish. 10-12 I'd say. As a Laker fan (pre-Bron to be clear), I wish he tried to close out games more consistently. When he wants the team to win, we're pretty hard to beat. The whole team plays better when he's decided it's time to go get it. I'm not saying he should do it every game, he wouldn't last the whole season but I wish he saved energy and closed more games trying to get the win instead of getting his numbers in the 3rd against subs and coasting.
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u/jacko1998 2d ago
Cap cap cap. Impact metrics and advanced stats all have him as top 5 still. He isn’t really compared to other elite nba players, he’s compared against past versions of himself. Brons stats were better than everybody on the All NBA second team, but he was snubbed because he’s underperforming compared to who he used to be, not who he is now
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u/Osceana ☑️ 3d ago
Same for my boy Cristiano Ronaldo. He went off to Saudi Arabia for god-tier, fuck you money, but he can (and is) still playing at a high level. Messi is a couple years younger but he’s still playing as well. Granted, these people are legendary players, easy contenders for literal GOAT status, but I’m starting to wonder if things are shifting when it comes to aging and longevity. 40 today is not the same as 40 in the ‘80s. Any of these players 10 years ago were definitely the best players out there. 30 year old LeBron, Ronaldo, Messi? Longevity seems to be increasing in general.
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u/punchout414 3d ago
We have a much better understanding of nutrition, proper S&C as well as recovery than we did in the 80s so it makes sense.
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u/22pabloesco22 2d ago
of course. Science, technology etc. Culture too. Mickey Mantle was smoking cigarettes back in the days, Tom Brady hasn't eaten a gram of sugar in 23 years or some shit...
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u/Floating_Animals 3d ago
He is an all time great but yeah hes definitely showing his age at this point. Cant imagine him playing much longer
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u/0324rayo 3d ago
It’s crazy that showing his age means a top 15, maybe top ten player lmao. What a beast
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u/Synth-Pro 3d ago
Definitely not what he once was, but his legacy still gives him enough clout to force stuff like this to happen
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u/mattyfizness 2d ago
He broke Kareem’s all-time scoring record this last season and regularly breaks records when he’s healthy or active (sitting games is still a thing and players like LeBron and CP3 are allowed exceptions since they are old AF but LeBron doesn’t like to since he’s focused on records and making it past the first round). Got LA a ring (his 4th) and I think the consent from fans esp. after picking Bronny is that he’s gonna enjoy his last couple years in LA with or without a real shot at a ring
Also, as far as age goes, he’s the last player from his class and I believe the oldest on any active roster. Most coaches and media are former players from his era, including his head coach, and IIRC his other son (Bryce) just made the Olympic under 18 roster for Team USA. It’s crazy I am definitely thinking we are in the last 3 years of LeBron playing but by all factors besides the huge dunks, he’s still LeBron
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u/Zephrok 3d ago
Top 15/10ish. Was named All-NBA third team, which is the 15-11 guys in the League and he probably should have been 2nd team.
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u/daboulfromrounddaway 2d ago
No not probably he should’ve been second team over Kawhi who barely plays
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u/gamesandstuff69420 2d ago
Lotta people saying he’s top 15-20 and I call cap. On a competent roster I’m not taking anyone over him in a game 7. Not Giannis, not Joker, not Luka, not Steph, not Embiid. And those are the only players I think you can make a case for being better than him.
Is he scoring 32 a night still? No. Can he drop 50 on your head at any given time? Yes.
I challenge anyone saying he’s not the best in the league to tell me who you’d take over him in a game 7.
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u/Joshstradaymus ☑️ 3d ago
Bronnys dad got him into the NBA and my dad forgets to wish me a happy birthday every year… and it’s 3 days after his.
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u/Due-Firefighter7337 3d ago
Happy belated birthday Josh. Sadly just because someone is an adult doesn’t mean they fully mature mentally and emotionally. I hope one day he comes around. I know a guy that didn’t hit that road until he was nearly 70.
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u/joygirl007 3d ago
I hope they have a good family therapist on speed dial. The Thanksgiving fights they're in for are gonna be epic....
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u/ComradeCreed 3d ago
Lakers are cooked
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u/BrokenClxwn 3d ago
People complaining about the pick, and then there's me upset because it makes me feel old lol.
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u/beansnack 3d ago
Bronny should face Marvin Harrison Jr in “who can get people to treat me as an individual first”
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u/notyourbrobro10 3d ago
Marvin was actually good (I hate to say) tho... It'll be two games before he breaks 100 yards
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u/YokoDk 3d ago
I don't follow basketball currently is Bronny actually good I saw one random scouting report that said he was way to small for how skilled he was, in the way that have more skill for being as small as he is. Is that a fair assessment or was it just shock value?
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u/notyourbrobro10 3d ago
Not really, but he's sort of athletic, his dad's sort of the coach and he has a full sized gym at his house where he can practice whenever he wants. He should have the playbook down cold, and be pretty servicable until his dad retires and he's kicked out of the league.
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u/bijhan 3d ago
Goddammit, LeBron is 40 and still a competitive professional athlete? That's a major accomplishment, most athletes retire in their 30s as a walking scar.
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u/viperspm 3d ago
Don’t think Bronny is anywhere near NBA ready but this is very cool to see. I think that he will be in the G league to start the season
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u/apinchofsulk 3d ago
Yeah I'm shocked more NBA didn't try this. I mean all they had to do is play at an All-NBA level at age 40.
How hard can that be if LeBron did it? He's a bum, right?
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u/IEThrowback 3d ago
Not only teammates, but they also hold the NBA scoring record for all-time leading father-son duo! Lol
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u/eternali17 ☑️ 2d ago
All I want's my kids to have some nepotism All I want's my wealth to have some repetition
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u/vishy_swaz 3d ago
This is cool! The design of the Lebron XXIs were inspired by him being the protector of his daughter, like an oyster protects its pearl. It explains it on the Nike website and I really vibe with that. They’re one of my favorite sneakers too!
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u/Top_Limit_ 3d ago
Yeah — Lebron is the GOAT for this one.
Jordan could never.
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u/really4reals 3d ago
Jordan knew his son sucked. Lebron doesn’t care if his son sucks. He just wants to make history.
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u/lowtoiletsitter 3d ago
I don't have anything against it, but I don't think he's ready quite yet. LA isn't my team but it'll be interesting
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u/Trix_Are_4_90Kids ☑️ 3d ago
I don't give a rats' fart about nepotism. I know if my parents could get me in somewhere, give me an opportunity, I'd take it. I sure would.
When I hear people crabbin' on and on about nepotism in a lot if instances, it just sounds like jealousy. Like you really don't care that somebody, somewhere could have had that job, you don't even know this imaginary person. Let's be freakin' for real.
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u/Green_Space729 3d ago
This is a huge accomplishment for Lebron
But given bronny’s skill right now he probably should’ve stayed in college for a few years.
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u/JEROME_MERCEDES 3d ago
Every kid that has a dad/parent in their life wants to be like them and make them proud Bron must be so excited and Bronny must be even more excited to play with his pops.
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u/Supernova_Soldier ☑️ 2d ago
Lebron has the chance to do the coolest shit ever if we’re being real.
Win a NBA championship with his son
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u/One-Yam2819 2d ago
I'm happy for King James. His dream comes true. With that being said. Give him a season and then beat it and your dad can go too. Lakers for life.
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u/Torontomanz8134 2d ago
I’m ok with the nepotism because there are worse people in more important roles because of who their dad is. I just can’t wait for that first First Take segment after Bronny gets on the floor
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u/fh3131 3d ago
I hope Bronny can continue playing for the next 20 years so they can retire together