LeBron James‘ dominance in his Miami Heat days additionally translated to the driveway.
After the Los Angeles Lakers’ Friday evening 116-99 win over the Brooklyn Nets, Bronny James spoke confidently in the locker room about the last time he and his father matched up in a recreation of one-on-one.
The end result? According to Bronny, the elder James broke a backboard.
And he wasn’t mendacity.
After the Lakers’ 120-101 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday evening the place LeBron stuffed the scorebook with 21 factors, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, he confirmed that the one-on-one recreation towards his son ended up with glass on the driveway.
“We had a hoop in our driveway and I drove around him and dunked it. I didn’t mean to shatter the glass but, I shattered it,” LeBron recalled.
The recreation, which the James duo says occurred in 2014, befell at their Miami residence. LeBron says that whereas Bronny, now 21, made a few photographs in the sport, the end result was by no means in doubt.
“That’s like Miami Bron — that’s like invincible Bron, so it’s not like he was about to win,” LeBron joked.
After the backboard was damaged, LeBron could not recall in the event that they changed the backboard at their Miami home.
“I didn’t mean to shatter it — I had to buy another one, or did I even buy another one? Bronny, did I even buy another hoop?” LeBron requested.
“I don’t think you did,” Bronny replied.
“I don’t think I did either. Yeah, I think that was it.”
As the world awaits a one-on-one rematch between the duo, LeBron is presently averaging 20.9 factors, six rebounds and 7 assists in the 2025-26 common season.
