After weeks of speculation, Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Bronny James has finally addressed all the rumors surrounding his love life.
During the 2024 Olympics, basketball fans noticed that Bronny was spending time with a girl named Parker Whitfield. The sophomore from Spelman College just so happens to be the daughter of Hollywood producer Salli Richardson-Whitfield and actor Dondré Whitfield.
In honor of National Boyfriend Day this Thursday, Whitfield posted a photo of her and Bronny on Instagram. She tagged Bronny in the photo and wrote, “bf day! i love you!”
Bronny reposted this photo from Whitfield along with this comment, “I love you babyyyyy.”
Suffice to say, Bronny and Parker are officially a couple.
Bronny James/Instagram.
Bronny will be in the spotlight the next few days for reasons outside of his relationship. That’s because the Lakers will begin their preseason tonight against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Lakers head coach JJ Redick has made it abundantly clear that he won’t rush Bronny’s development. If that means the USC product will start the season in the G League, that’s OK.
“The G League is not a demotion by any stretch. We are in the same building. We should be the model for integration between the NBA team and the G League team,” Redick said. “I look at [South Bay head coach] Zach [Guthrie] as an extension of my staff. That team is an extension of our team. I would expect us to use the G League for particular reasons. I think Bronny is a young guy, I’m very high on him as a basketball player. He’s kind of like the first player that we get to mold and help develop. So we’re going to look at the G League as a tool in our player development system.”
Bronny averaged 4.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game during his only season at USC.
We’ll see if Bronny can eventually become an impact player like his father.
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