LeBron James reveals why Bronny is 'the complete opposite of his dad' and how his new Lakers teammate will cope with pressure of the NBA

LeBron James has highlighted a important quality betwixt him and his boy Bronny - 1 that he believes will thief his caller Lakers teammate ace nan NBA: 'He doesn't springiness a f***'

Bronny, LeBron's eldest son, was selected by Los Angeles pinch nan 55th wide draught prime past month. 

They are now nan first father-son duo to ever play successful nan NBA, pinch Bronny thrust into nan spotlight contempt only playing 1 twelvemonth astatine college.

The 19-year-old is not expected to scope anyplace adjacent nan dizzying heights scaled by his begetter but LeBron insists Bronny has a limb he lacked erstwhile entering nan league.

'I don't cognize if group really understand Bronny,' James told ESPN. 'He doesn't care. I really attraction a small bit. 

'When I came successful (as a rookie), I wanted group to for illustration maine and immoderate of nan things that group were saying astir maine benignant of bothered maine early connected successful my career... he doesn't springiness a f***.

'He does not attraction astir nobody. He doesn't moreover perceive to that stuff. He's for illustration nan coolest. He's for illustration nan complete other of his dad. 

'His dada will opportunity thing (to reside nan critics). Bro does not care... everything that's being said astir him, he really does not care.'

Bronny missed nan Lakers' 2nd crippled of nan California Classic against nan Golden State Warriors on Sunday evening aft suffering from swelling successful his knee.

But his father, who has surgery nan billion-dollar obstruction during a singular career, paid tribute to nan teenager's resilience aft he reached nan NBA contempt increasing up amid luxury and expectation.

'Just ideate if you were a kid, you were calved into a business wherever your dada was ace famous, ace able and you nan kid still had nan thrust to want to beryllium capable to execute things for yourself,' LeBron continued. 

'I personally don't cognize if I would've been capable to do that if nan roles were reversed. When I was coming up, I had nary choice. I virtually had nary choice... I had to make it retired for me. My mom, my family, my hometown, my city.'

Bronny's hoops profession was plunged into uncertainty past twelvemonth erstwhile he collapsed during believe and suffered a cardiac arrest. 

LeBron added: 'The committedness for him to beryllium coming retired of bosom room little than a twelvemonth ago, for him to beryllium capable to beryllium successful nan NBA, nan kid, he's special. But he doesn't care. He doesn't. It doesn't fuss him.'