Basketball Player LeBron James attends the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Ceremony 2016 at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on December 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated)

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On Monday (Feb.27), <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/lebron-james-shoves-fan-who-runs-up-on-him-while-he-sat-on-the-bench">LeBron James </a>responded to ESPN's evaluation of his son's future in the <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/chris-brown-uninvited-to-nba-all-star-game-benzino-cries-discussing-eminem">NBA</a> Draft on social media.
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<a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/lebron-james-sends-heartfelt-message-after-bronny-returns-to-the-court">Bronny</a> was listed as the No. 39 overall pick in ESPN's 2025 mock draft after a previous offseason cardiac arrest incident and sophomore campaign. LeBron asks sports media to let his son grow before making predictions.
"Can yall please just let the kid be a kid and enjoy college basketball," James tweeted in a since-deleted tweet on X. "The work and results will ultimately do the talking no matter what he decides to do. If y'all don't know he doesn't care what a mock draft says, he just WORKS! Earned Not Given!"
He continued with a peace sign and crown emoji: &ldquo;"And to all the other kids out there striving to be great just keep your head down, blinders on and keep grinding," he continued in a second tweet. "These Mock Drafts doesn't matter one bit! I promise you! Only the WORK MATTERS!! Let's talk REAL BASKETBALL PEOPLE!&rdquo;
In the past, LeBron has shared aspirations of playing with his son in the NBA; however, not sure how much longer he intends to play in the league.&nbsp;
At USC, Bronny has averaged 5.5 points. Being the son of one of the greatest basketball players ever, plenty of teams consider him a prospect. After the Lakers loss to the Memphis Grizzles in January, LeBron told the press his son can come play with his dad right now.&nbsp;
"Could play for us right now. Easy," said LeBron.
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LeBron Responds To ESPN Draft Predictions of Bronny James

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LeBron James speaks out after his son, Bronny, suffered cardiac arrest.In a tweet James says, “I want to thank the countless people sending my family love and prayers. We feel you and I’m so grateful. Everyone doing great.” The tweet continued, “We have our family together, safe and healthy, and we feel your love. Will have more to say when we’re ready but I wanted to tell everyone how much your support has meant to all of us! #JamesGang”https://twitter.com/kingjames/status/1684594877429092352?s=46&t=JKdDx6I5JD-ud2n5m8V8qgWe <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/bronny-james-reportedly-suffers-cardiac-arrest-at-usc-workout" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">previously reported</a> that on "(Monday) while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest,” the James family said.“Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital. He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU. We ask for respect and privacy for the James family and we will update media when there is more information.”“LeBron and Savannah wish to publicly send their deepest thanks and appreciation to the USC medical and athletic staff for their incredible work and dedication to the safety of their athletes.”

LeBron James Breaks His Silence After Son Bronny Suffered Cardiac Arrest

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LeBron James is reportedly considering retirement after the 2023 season has come to an end.During an interview with ESPN, when asked about upcoming NBA seasons, LeBron explains, “going forward with the game of basketball, I’ve got a lot to think about.”The reporter asked James to elaborate further on his statement, “when you say you got to think about stuff, what thread should we be pulling on that?” the reporter asked. “If I want to continue to play.” When asked if it meant next year, LeBron confirmed, “Yeah… I got to think about it.” On Monday (May 22), the Los Angeles Lakers season ended after they fell 4-0 to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference finals.

LeBron James Reportedly Considering Retirement

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According to TMZ, LeBron James' eldest son, <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/social-media-reacts-to-lebron-james-son-bronny-recording-himself-allegedly-smoking-weed">Bronny James</a>, was rushed off the court at his basketball game due to chaos from the spectators.Over the weekend, Bronny's team the <a href="https://sierracanyonathletics.com/upper/boys-basketball/">Sierra Canyon</a> basketball team played against Dematha as part of a showcase event in D.C on Saturday. Dematha was<a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/demathasierra-canyon-game-ends-early-after-minor-crowd-disturbance"> leading </a>the game, 52-51, when suddenly the game was cancelled. A disturbance from the audience resulted in chaos on the stands. Several fans reportedly got into altercations and someone speculated the presence of a firearm. https://twitter.com/Tarek_Fattal/status/1586538392078016513Etan Thomas, a reporter from <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/demathasierra-canyon-game-ends-early-after-minor-crowd-disturbance">Basketball News,</a> spoke with one of the witnesses from the crowd.“I was walking by the concession line when I just saw everyone start running. They were jumping down from the bleachers and stampeding toward the exit. I have never seen anything like this before. People were so scared; they looked like they were running for their lives, so I started running too. Not like I was going to ask anyone what happened or what was going on. I saw running so I ran.” Another teenager added: “They should’ve had this at a bigger place, like where the Mystics play in Southeast. That’s a big arena, so you wouldn’t have had to have people all in the aisles and packed around the balcony. That was just a bad set up. Someone could’ve really gotten hurt.”Cops told TMZ that when they arrived to the scene and conducted a thorough search, they did not locate a firearm and there were no injuries.Bronny shared on his Instagram that "highschoolers can't even hoop in peace nowadays".<img src="https://images.ctfassets.net/bjeljlcmmjko/6cYzWNA2VV33GXjdAPv6rL/131bbc2d027c5881da260d22eeccf0b7/bronny.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-89465"/>

Bronny James' Basketball Game Cancelled Due to Shooting Scare

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Hov Did!DJ K<a href="https://pitchfork.com/news/dj-khaled-releases-new-album-god-did-with-kanye-drake-jay-z-eminem-listen/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hale</a>d released his 13th studio God Did. The project comes following the producer’s last album,<a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/dj-khaled-gives-details-on-next-project-calls-it-his-best-album-video" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Khaled Khaled. </a>The album features an all-star lineup including Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Drake, SZA, Future, Lil Baby and a lot more.Fans went crazy over Jay-Z’s verse on the song 'God Did'. “it’s always so funny to me how people are surprised every time Jay Z reminds them he’s in a league of his own..” one fan on Twitter wrote. “Nah this JayZ verse really lived up to the hype” said another.Hov namedrops a few people in the verse including Rihanna, Ye' and LeBron James. He raps, "How many billionaires can come from Hov crib? Huh/ I count three, me, Ye and Rih/ Bron's a Roc / boy, so four, technically.MSNBC's Ari Melber broke down the verse, which caught the attention of LeBron James himself. "Listen! Then listen again to make sure you got the point. HOV DID!!!! And so did the reporter! [goat emoji] TALK," LeBron tweeted along with a clip Melber's segment- in which Jay-Z responded "my only goal is to make the real 'ones' feel seen , forgive me that’s my passion talking ….. haa," Jay-Z wrote.https://twitter.com/sc/status/1564999364573028352?s=20&t=vaAzf4MJ3Up5PIoKgIN6wg

Jay-Z Responds To LeBron James' Praising His Verse On DJ Khaled's 'God Did'

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LeBron James is showing off his baby girl.The <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/lebron-james-gushes-over-his-wife-savanah-james-in-a-little-black-dress-sheesh-shes-bad" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NBA legend </a>shared a collection of photos and a video of his daughter, Zhuri James, 7, showing off her backyard catwalk. Zhuri didn’t come to play and gave a strut in heels. In the caption, LeBron used Wyclef Jean lyrics to pen a sweet message to Zhuri. He said, “I’m officially DONE!!!!! It’s OVER for me!!” Then James used the song lyrics and said, “Someone, please call 911 *Wyclef voice.” He posted a bunch of yelling and heart-eye emojis with a brown heart. He also put in the hashtag #MyBabyZ #MamiFace. Take a look:https://www.instagram.com/p/ChVrfg4PW_E/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Ludacris <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/fabolous-dave-east-meek-mill-link-up-in-nyc-for-a-video-shoot" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">chimed in </a>via the comment section and wrote a crown <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/young-thug-hit-with-new-indictment-ashanti-responds-to-ja-rule-comments-amidst-irv-gotti-drama" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">emoji;</a> another fan wrote, “so pretty.” Someone else pointed out that Zhuri looks like her mother, Savanah James, and said, “look just like her mama.” In other LeBron James news, <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34413561/lebron-james-los-angeles-lakers-agree-2-year-971-million-extension-includes-3rd-year-player-option?platform=amp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ESPN</a> reports, he “agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension that includes a player option for the 2024-25 season.” The report points out that the extension “makes James the highest-earning player in NBA history with $532 million in career guaranteed money, surpassing <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/bkn/brooklyn-nets" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brooklyn Nets</a> star <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3202/kevin-durant" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kevin Durant</a>.” The report goes on to say,"James is ineligible for a no-trade clause because he agreed on an extension -- not a new deal. But the new contract's starting salary of $46.7 million, the 15% trade kicker and James' stature as one of history's great players likely make him a Laker for as long as he chooses."LeBron joins Anthony Davis with the ability to negotiate new deals wit the Lakers, or he can become a free agent in two season, according to the outlet. year of his extension exceeds a 5% raise.https://twitter.com/HOT97/status/1559989814300139524?s=20&t=thrj1DAimyWgtlgaN_WjzgLeBron is a four-time NBA champion and MVP and an 18-time All-Star. Congratulations!