Lakers enjoying 'competition' between LeBron, Bronny at practice - ESPN

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Following the first day of Los Angeles Lakers training camp Tuesday, LeBron James said there is nothing left for him to accomplish as a basketball player and after four titles, four MVPs and the most points in NBA history, «everything else is extra credit.»

It turns out, James might have been overlooking a new basketball opportunity outside of the record books that this Lakers season will provide: going toe-to-toe with his son Bronny James in practice.

Bronny, the Lakers' 19-year-old rookie, got hot on the second day of camp at his father's expense, according to Anthony Davis — which only caused his 39-year-old dad to dial up his game.

«It's fantastic to be able to be here and witness it in practice,» Davis said. «Bronny hit a 3 over him today. Everybody was talking smack in Bronny's favor. Then Bron came down and just bullied somebody. Just took it out on [the defender] — I forgot who it was — and got a layup. Bronny came down and hit another 3, I think over Austin [Reaves]. And Bron wanted the ball.

»So you could see, even though they weren't matched up, the competition is there. And that's what we love to see."

Last week, during an offseason pick-up game at the practice facility, LeBron got the better of Bronny, scoring at the rim after a move along the baseline — only Bronny said that the bucket shouldn't have counted.

«He spun baseline and went up and under, I jumped on the strong side backboard,» Bronny told ESPN. «But the refs that were reffing that game [missed it when] his foot stepped on the line a little bit. I got that [defensive] stop. I believe I got that stop. But it is what it is. He's in year whatever he is — he's going to get that call.»

LeBron didn't argue with Bronny's replay