{
  "id": 10744694,
  "title": "How Bronny James Is Approaching First Lakers Season Without Dad LeBron James",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/how-bronny-james-is-approaching-first-lakers-season-without-dad",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T17:44:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bronny-james-approaching-first-lakers-174433556.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bronny James, the 21-year-old Los Angeles Lakers player, has spoken out regarding his father LeBron James' decision to leave the team. Bronny disclosed that his father, LeBron, signed with the Philadelphia 76ers over the summer, after spending eight seasons with the Lakers. Despite LeBron missing his son's 22nd birthday next week, Bronny remains optimistic about their shared future and looks forward to playing against each other on Christmas Day.\n\nBronny expressed his excitement about the upcoming season, stating that he is \"excited to see him on Christmas, excited to play against him on Christmas. It's going to be good.\" He emphasized the importance of their individual paths and careers, saying, \"We’re men of very little words when it comes to talking about business and what we’re going to do and how we feel about each other. It wasn’t really much, to be honest with you. He’s got his own path and I’ve got my own, so he knows that I want to make a name for myself and want to continue my career and keep growing as a player, and he knows I’ll want to focus on that, so he decided to [move].\"\n\nOn a separate note, LeBron James revealed his reasoning behind the move. He mentioned the necessity of embracing uncomfortable situations in order to create a great team, saying, \"If we don’t do that then we be like, ‘Oh man, it was a great team on paper and we had a lot of great talent and we lost in the second round.’ Like I don’t want to do that.\" LeBron's decision to join the Philadelphia 76ers is expected to bring new energy to the team, with Bronny expressing optimism about their prospects for the upcoming season. With a healthy Luka Dončić, Bronny believes that their young age and shared energy will help them achieve success.",
  "summary": "LeBron, 41, signed a two-year, $8 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers in July",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}