TMZSports.com
To these hating on Bronny James, John Salley‘s received a message for y’all — pipe down!!!
The previous Lakers heart defended LeBron James‘ son and L.A.’s choice to select him up in June’s NBA draft this week … saying straight up, all the teenager’s detractors are merely “mad they didn’t think of it or do it” themselves.
“Listen,” the four-time NBA champion informed TMZ Sports activities out at LAX. “If my dad had the power, if my dad was the leading scorer, if my dad was able to take a pay cut so I could get a check — it’s like no other business.”
Bronny, in fact, was a star in highschool … incomes McDonald’s All-American honors following a helluva profession at Sierra Canyon. However, when he joined USC, his profession by no means fairly took off, partially as a result of cardiac arrest he suffered in a preseason exercise.
Nonetheless, the Lakers took him with the fifty fifth total decide — and haters all over the place screamed nepotism.
Salley clearly thinks all these whining ought to shut it — telling us he and everybody else would do the identical factor in the event that they had been within the James Gang’s sneakers.
In reality, Salley’s advising LeBron to remain at it and play within the league just a few extra years … so he can hoop together with his different son, Bryce!
“Listen to me, Bron,” he stated. “Don’t ever quit, bro!”
