EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — When LeBron James decided to leave the Los Angeles Lakers for the Philadelphia 76ers this summer, he talked it over with his family. With his son and now-former teammate, Bronny James, the conversation was apparently a short one.

"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. So, it wasn't really much [discussion] to be honest with you," Bronny James said Monday at Lakers media day.

The 21-year-old guard said he and his father understand that their careers are now heading in different directions.

"He's got his own path, and I got my own. He knows that I want to make a name for myself, and I want to continue my career and keep growing as a player," Bronny said. "And he knows that I want to focus on that. So, he decided to do that."

A new reality in Los Angeles

Monday marked the first time in Bronny's three-year NBA career that he reported for a new season without his father in the same locker room. The pair made history in 2024 as the first father and son to play together in an NBA game.

Asked what it felt like to arrive at the Lakers' training facility without LeBron, Bronny kept his answer brief.

"Feels like he's not here," he said. "I don't really have an opinion on that. That's my dad, I spent 22 years almost living with him, so yeah, just another experience that I'm gonna be a part of and excited to see how it's going to feel during the........

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