Lil Durk offered to pay LeBron James and his son Bronny to play for the Bulls

As the world continues to tune in to the 2024 NBA Draft, Chicago rapper Lil Durk is particularly invested and has even offered to provide funds to underwrite father-son basketball duo LeBron James and Bronny James for his hometown team.

On Tuesday, June 25, the rapper, 31, harnessed the power of social media and first sent LeBron, 39, a direct message, writing, “You and Bronny come to the Chicago Bulls, shit I’ll pay you if I ‘have”. to”, according to Billboard. To ensure his message was received, Durk added a second message to his Instagram Stories that read: “IDC if I have to go half @ChicagoBulls it’s time lol.”

Little Durk.
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On the first night of the NBA Draft, the Chicago Bulls selected Matas Buzelis, who had a less than 30% three-point shooting rate during his lone season with the Ignite, according to Yahoo! Sports.

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The next night in this year’s NBA draft, 19-year-old Bronny still goes undrafted, although fans of the father and son are still eager to see which team drafts him, as his selection could be historic .

From left to right: LeBron James and Bronny James.
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If drafted by the Lakers, Bronny and LeBron would make history as the first father and son in the NBA to actively play together. But it not only depends on whether Bronny is drafted by the team, but also whether LeBron chooses to continue playing instead of retiring, Yahoo! Sports reported.

Bronny announced that he had declared for the NBA draft in April via an Instagram post. “I’ve had a year with ups and downs, but it’s all brought me growth as a man, a student and an athlete. I have made the decision to enter the NBA Draft while maintaining my college eligibility, and will also enter the NCAA transfer portal.

He went on to add “Thank you to USC for an incredible first year and, as always, grateful to my family, friends, doctors, athletic trainers and fans for their support.”