Anthony Davis had a smile on his face the moment reporters mentioned LeBron James and Bronny James. Despite the overwhelming criticism surrounding the younger James’ entry into the Lakers, the history in the making seems to have mellowed many out. And of course, the wholesome training clips and post-practice interviews with the father-son duo help. But this time, it was AD who had quite the tidbit for us hungry fans.
Talking to the media after Day 2 of training camp, Davis was quite the chatterbox. And when ESPN’s Dave McMenamin asked what he made of the “Bron and Bronny thing,” the 31-year-old replied, “It’s fantastic to be able to be here and witness it in practice!” But that wasn’t all. There was a hilarious incident, too.
“Bronny hit a 3 over him today. Everybody was talking smack in Bronny’s favor. Then Bron came down and just bullied somebody. Just took it out on [the defender] — I forgot who it was — and got a layup. ” That’s the ‘King,’ everyone! However, it wasn’t just a family affair. As LeBron made it clear earlier, they were just teammates on the court. As such, the James competitive spirit reigned supreme.
“Bronny came down and hit another 3, I think over Austin [Reaves]. And Bron wanted the ball. So you could see, even though they weren’t matched up, the competition is there. And that’s what we love to see,” Anthony Davis added.
Anthony Davis with an update on how the father-son scrimmages are going: Bronny hit a 3 over LeBron today and the Lakers started ragging on dad for it pic.twitter.com/N3F6IUv4Sp
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) October 2, 2024
This comes in the wake of the recent interview where Bronny revealed that he caught his father “stepping out of bounds” while watching the clip of the session. 19 years with the ‘Akron Hammer,’ and he should have known that LeBron wasn’t going down without a fight. “What do you mean ‘I’m not gonna go there now’? You just went there. I stepped out of bounds? They don’t even have that camera angle up the baseline like that!” Bron said incredulously.
Needless to say, the whole banter lit the whole set with laughter, including the men in question. Aside from the novelty of the father-son duo on the same court, the Lakers had another addition this time.
Anthony Davis’ wholesome reveal complemented by buzz around live DJ
There is no doubt you would have noticed an actual DJ at the Lakers’ training camp by now. DJ Meel, after all, is hard to miss. And who do you think was behind the concept? JJ Redick has the answer to that. “It came from LeBron. He requested that there be a DJ before and after practice. I said to him, [that] for the group, I liked the vibe,” Redick said after practice.
The Lakers coach also said that he wasn’t sure if it was going to be a regular thing or just temporary. And as an afterthought (an important one), JJ added, “We also have to figure out who foots the bill,” as everyone laughed. As for DJ Meel, he is a Cleveland product – born and brought up there, until he relocated to LA in 2018 for better opportunities.
In hindsight, had it not been for former Ravens QB, Troy Smith, Jameel (official name) would have never become DJ Meel. ” Even though I have always had a passion for music, I didn’t see this as the route,” he said in a 2020 interview with VoyageLA. “It took Heisman winner and NFL Quarterback Troy Smith to hit me up one day and say “Meel you wanna get into DJing?” He then took me to Best Buy, bought me a MacBook and my guy Rodney gave me some turntables and a mixer. I’ve just been consistently at it ever since.”
And now, he is helping a Lakers squad looking for redemption keep up their energy with his music. Hopefully, DJ Meel becomes a fixture in the Purple & Gold, part of their identity, and perhaps a revival of the Lakeshow. What do you say?