Bronny James can't call LeBron 'dad' while they're on the Lakers together

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LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers used their second-round pick in this year's draft to take his son Bronny James. But their connection is not to be spoken about on the court, according to LeBron. 

LeBron said Bronny can't call him "dad" when they're at work for the Lakers. 

"We already laid that down. He cannot call me dad in the workplace," James said in an appearance on "The Shop" Tuesday. "Once we leave out of the practice facility and the gates close, I can be dad again in the car if we ride together."

The acceptable terms Bronny can use to address his father include, "two-three," "Bron" or "GOAT."

"We cannot be running down the court, and he's like ‘Dad, push the ball up!' or ‘Dad, I'm open, dad!' No, you cannot do that," James said. 

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Bronny James Jr. of the Los Angeles Lakers dribbles the ball against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first half of a 2024 NBA Summer League game at the Thomas and Mack Center July 18, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Candice Ward/Getty Images)

The Lakers' selection of Bronny with the 55th overall pick in June was one of the most controversial stories to come out of this year's NBA Draft. 

Bronny's selection came after he played just one collegiate season at USC in which he started just six games. As a bench player, he averaged 4.8 points with 2.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 turnovers per game, all well below average for typical NBA prospect numbers, even for second-rounders. 

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom has said the only reason the 19-year-old