• LeBron James revealed his biggest accomplishment is playing in the NBA with his son Bronny James
• The veteran player and Bronny, 20, made history in October 2024 by becoming the first father-son duo to play together in the NBA
• LeBron appeared on New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce podcast on Wednesday, Jan. 15, where he discussed his pride for their collaborative experience on the court

LeBron James is most proud of his son Bronny James!

On Wednesday, Jan. 15, the Los Angeles Lakers player appeared on the New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce podcast and revealed that playing alongside Bronny, 20, in the NBA has been his greatest achievement.

The proud dad, 40, and his oldest child made history in October 2024 by becoming the first father-son duo to play together in the NBA.

“When it comes to the titles, that’s one separate thing,” LeBron said. “But to be able to play in this league and also being able to do it alongside Bronny right now, that’s one of the biggest accomplishments and probably the No. 1 accomplishment I’ve ever been able to do.”

He added, “To work with your son — I’ve heard it from a lot of people and, not only [in] sports, but I’ve heard it in business and [other] walks of life, and they say it’s the greatest thing you could ever have.”

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The longtime professional basketball player — who also shares son Bryce, 17, and daughter Zhuri, 10, with wife Savannah James — went on to say that he felt he’s been able to restore the years he was away working during Bronny’s childhood.

“To see him every day, grinding and going through the process of trying to become who he wants to become while I’m sitting there and just watching him, and doing the things that he wants to do and being able to just take it all in … it helps me get some of the minutes and hours and years back that I did not have with him because I was playing so much and on the road and doing my own thing, and traveling,” LeBron continued.

He added, “So to be able to get some of his time back now, man, it’s pretty special.”

The father of three also discussed how Bronny has to go through the pressures and backlash from social media, which is something LeBron didn’t have to endure during his younger years.

“I didn’t have to deal with the social-media trolls either, growing up,” he said. “And I didn’t have to deal with my father being this f—ing guy that’s on a pedestal.”

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LeBron went on to say that if naysayers were to meet Bronny, they would feel like “such an idiot” due to him being “the most chill, easy, fun kid in the world.”

“I think it’s gonna make him to be even greater, because having to deal with all of the things that he’s dealing with and still being able to come back from a life-threatening situation and still have the motivation,” LeBron added. “He didn’t have to.”

Bronny suffered a cardiac arrest in July 2023 during a basketball workout at the University of Southern California.

“Bronny doesn’t have to play basketball at all,” LeBron said, adding that his son doesn’t need the money and could decide to “do whatever he wants to do.”

“But he’s like, ‘This is my career. This is my goals and this is my aspirations, and I wanna play ball. This is something that I love,’ ” he added. “I love that kid. He’s awesome.”