LeBron James says watching son, Bronny, play at USC gives him 'anxiety'

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LeBron James didn’t hold back his thoughts about college basketball, and specifically his son, Bronny James, playing at USC. 

On the latest episode of the "Mind the Game" podcast with co-host JJ Redick, James revealed that he has anxiety watching his son play this season, his freshman year with the Trojans. 

"The NBA is the best league in the world," the Los Angeles Lakers superstar said. "That’s why it’s hard to watch my son play college basketball. … It is hard watching a 40-minute college basketball game. It’s hard. I get more anxiety and I sweat more watching college basketball, especially my son now, than I’ve ever done in my life."

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Bronny James #6 of the USC Trojans greets LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers before the game against the Stanford Cardinal at Galen Center on January 06, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.  (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

James never played college basketball, making the jump from St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio, to the NBA as the No. 1 overall pick of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. 

The college game is certainly different from the NBA, but James shared his gripes with the lower level, and they’re pretty in depth. 

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"I’ve never understood why a coach will throw the ball into the post with his big with no business with the ball in the post," he explained. "The only time the ball should go into the post with the big is if he, automatically, as soon as he catches it, flattens the defense, and he goes right back to the DHO (dribble hand