LeBron James is apparently trying his best to shield his (younger) son from the press.
Arizona had an “enforcer” present in the locker room on Thursday who was preventing reporters from speaking to freshman guard Bryce James, Dan Wolken of Yahoo! Sports reported. The Wildcats are currently in the Final Four and will face off against fellow No. 1 seed Michigan on Saturday for a chance to play in the national title game.
Wolken later then clarified that it was not Arizona who was actually dictating Bryce’s media availability. Instead, it was LeBron and Klutch Sports who were dictating things with Bryce, Wolken added.
The 18-year-old Bryce is in his first season with the Wildcats after committing to them in Jan. 2025. He has not played in a single game for them however and made the decision this past February to formally redshirt his freshman year.
Meanwhile, Arizona is in the Final Four this year for the first time since 2001. As such, there is a lot of buzz surrounding their team, and having LeBron James’ son on the roster has only increased Arizona’s publicity.
However, LeBron and his agency Klutch Sports clearly do not want reporters to get any soundbites (possibly unrelated to Wildcats basketball) out of Bryce. That said, LeBron has taken the training wheels off a bit with his older son Bronny, 21, who is having some nice moments right now as his teammate on the Los Angeles Lakers.
