NBA all-time leading scorer LeBron James told critics to take a bench because his son “doesn’t give a fuck” about their opinions on his new contract to play alongside his father on the Los Angeles Lakers. Bronny recently became the first player to be drafted to the league while his father is still playing, and his cushy $7.9 million four-year contract drew criticism from longtime NBA fans who suggested the lopsided paycheck and position were nepotism at its finest. Critics pointed to LeBron’s stardom as the reason why Bronny found himself on the NBA roster despite his limited basketball resume and his shocking cardiac arrest last year that prevented him from playing the first nine games of his collegiate career. In the wide-ranging ESPN interview, LeBron said he cared more about the scrutiny his son faces than Bronny did, and insisted that Bronny deserved recognition for having the motivation to step up and pursue a career in his father’s footsteps, instead of screwing around and living a swanky life off of his fathers name and money alone.
