LeBron has found new purpose playing with Bronny: 'It gives you a lot of life'

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — At Lakers Media Day on Monday, it was a lot of the usual.

Anthony Davis feels underappreciated on the defensive end. D'Angelo Russell promised to be more mature. Austin Reaves preached the importance of unselfishness.

But there was one notable difference: There was a levity about LeBron James.

James was quick to smile. He even laughed multiple times. The same player who hinted at retirement ahead of last Media Day had a very different tone this time around. 

"I have a lot in the tank," James said. "A lot."

James, who's entering his 22nd season and is just a few months shy of his 40th birthday, was seemingly experiencing Media Day with fresh eyes after the Lakers drafted his son, Bronny, with the 55th overall pick in the NBA Draft in June, fulfilling his dream of becoming the first active father-son duo in NBA history.

He shared his annual Media Day interview with Spectrum TV with his son. They teased each other about a recent scrimmage, when James scored on Bronny and then posted on Instagram, "good defense, better O." Bronny quipped that his father stepped out of bounds. James laughed and said there aren't any cameras at the practice facility that could've caught that angle.

They took photos together, standing side-by-side and back-to-back. They lovingly teased each other during their respective interviews with the media.

When James was asked about forbidding his son from calling him "dad" at work, he laughed and said no other rules have been imposed. "It's not much like, 'Hey, meet me at the table at 5 o'clock, we need to discuss work tomorrow,'" James said.

When Bronny was asked if they were going to carpool to practice, he balked. "Definitely not," Bronny said. "... I like to stay as away as