'Pure joy' - James revitalised by playing alongside son

Los Angeles Lakers prima Lebron James says nan imaginable of playing pinch his eldest boy Bronny has fixed him "a batch of life".

James is embarking upon a record-equalling 22nd play successful nan NBA and is group to make history by taking to nan tribunal pinch Bronny, 19, who was drafted by nan Lakers pinch nan 55th prime successful June.

The 39-year-old comes into nan play connected nan backmost of having helped Team USA to triumph golden astatine nan Olympic Games successful Paris complete nan summer.

But he has an other information this year, saying that he is revitalised by playing alongside 1 of his children.

"It's a batch of excitement, a axenic joy, to beryllium capable to travel to activity each day, put successful difficult activity pinch your boy each time and beryllium capable to spot him proceed to grow," James said astatine nan Lakers media day.

"We push each other. He pushes me. I push him. We push our team-mates, and vice versa.

"So it's conscionable a very joyous infinitesimal not only for myself, but for our family. So it's beautiful awesome. Gives you a batch of life."

James, who turns 40 successful December, besides said of really playing pinch chap NBA greats specified arsenic Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry astatine nan Olympics had helped to reinvigorate him.

"When you're pinch 11 different unbelievable, awesome talents, immoderate of nan champion talent we've ever seen, it gives you a batch of joyousness to beryllium capable to play nan game, play it astatine a precocious level," he said.

"For myself individually, to spell retired location astatine my age, nan miles that I have, and to beryllium capable to play astatine nan level I played at, it gave maine like, 'Okay, I do person a batch successful nan tank, a lot, and I tin thief a large portion of a squad triumph nan ultimate.

"It felt damn bully to play meaningful hoops astatine nan highest level.

"So to person that emotion again wherever you're playing for illustration meaningful basketball, each possession intends thing - if you make a correction it burns you. That was bully to relive that moment."

The NBA play originates connected 22 October, pinch nan Lakers successful action against nan Minnesota Timberwolves aft champions nan Boston Celtics look nan New York Knicks.