On Thursday, Barstool Sports’ Steven Cheah wrote on X, “It has been discovered that LeBron James is sleeping with his newest teammate’s mom” according to COMPLEX.
It has been discovered that LeBron James is sleeping with his newest teammate’s mom
— Steven Cheah (@StevenCheah) June 27, 2024
Now some folks got the joke immediately … others? …. not so much!
Savannah James reacted to the tweet sharing it to her stories proving that she is just as cool as we all imagined she would be.
Of course, if you’ve kept apprised of the 2024 NBA Draft, then you know Cheah’s tweet is a joke—and he’s referring to Bronny James now being a Los Angeles Laker. The 19-year-old was selected by the team during the draft on Thursday.
He’ll play alongside his father LeBron in the upcoming season, making them the first father-son duo in NBA history to play simultaneously.
LeBron celebrated the moment on IG with a series of photos of him and his eldest son, alongside the caption, “LEGACY!!!!!!” A viral clip of the former USC guard shows him becoming emotional when he found out the news with an intimate gathering of family and friends.
Bronny James’s achievement sparked a ton of conversation around nepotism online, some twitter users making the point that they love when nepotism works in the black community.
Others thinking it leads to unfair ‘picks’.
Bronny James getting drafted to the Lakers should be celebrated… I don’t care what y’all say.
I love when black people win at NEPOTISM. ???? #NBADraft pic.twitter.com/s5SFjiyM1g
— raveen marie ???????? (@xoraveen) June 27, 2024
Stephen A Smith gave a hot take as well:
Stephen A. Smith spoke for more than five minutes straight about the role nepotism played in the Lakers' selection of Bronny James.
"We live in a country where nepotism has taken place with white folks religiously forever. We've said little to nothing about it. In the NBA… pic.twitter.com/U7v3lf38H4
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 28, 2024
and
“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 pic.twitter.com/rjBP94PwkD
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod ???????? (@big_business_) June 27, 2024
and
Still can’t believe Bronny James made it man. No skipping steps, no nepotism, no handouts.
All hard work and talent. So proud of the kid. pic.twitter.com/OGi82ofELZ
— ???????????????? (@SixthManJake) June 28, 2024
and
Rich Paul openly spoke to the criticism as it pertains to Bronny James, & how it differs from the reaction we have historically seen in sports.
Whether it’s ownership, executive level or coaching trees, nepotism has birth the careers of some of the richest, biggest, & brightest… pic.twitter.com/qq8XtMlyOl
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) June 26, 2024
