Lebron James Is Trying To Make Bronny's Life Harder With This Tweet From Last Night

WOOF, Lebron. I know he's hurt and stuck at home probably drinking wine and icing his foot, but what the hell is he even tweeting? If it's a joke, it stinks. If he's serious, then he's even more oblivious than I thought, which I thought was impossible. Maybe this was Lebron's way of talking shit to his colleagues? I really don't know! It was a weird tweet from a guy that goes braindead periodically and engages in idiotic shitposting. 

Not only is it patently false, it's detrimental to Bronny. Why is he doing this to his son? Not everything that enters one's brain should necessarily be tweeted out, especially if you have millions of followers that'll see your Pinot Noir-induced takes. 

Bronny is a decent bet to see playing time at a Big Ten school next year, but suddenly he's better than NBA players? Come on, don't do that. BEYOND dumb by Lebron to say this publicly and put unneeded pressure on his first-born. If there was a self-awareness rating on NBA 2K games, Lebron's would be negative.

One of the problems with this tweet is that there's a direct method to test Lebron's hypothesis. If Lebron's so sure that everyone on League Pass is "lightweight" maybe he could get Bronny into some pickup games in the offseason. I'm sure he knows some people. I'm no expert but I'd put my money on the last player on an NBA bench that never takes their warmups off to turn high school senior Bronny into a human pretzel.

Bronny is a far cry from his dad as a basketball player and that's okay. That's an impossible shoe to fill and he has to forge his own path as a player, hopefully he's come to terms with that. Unfortunately, Lebron is trying his hardest to designate him as the second coming and inflating those already lofty expectations. What happens if Bronny doesn't live up to the incessant hype? The trolls will inevitably emerge from the thicket, fueled by blind hatred and old Lebron tweets and, that's unfair to Bronny. The kid's talented, he's a McDonald's All-American and #28 in ESPN's Top 100 players, but he's not his dad and it's probably best if he (and his father) understands that moving forward. The standard that Lebron has set is legendary - Bronny may never live up to that, and that's perfectly fine.

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