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The Los Angeles Lakers are open to the prospect of drafting LeBron James' teenage son, Bronny, in June's NBA Draft if that would help keep his dad in the purple and gold next season, according to reports. 

James, who turns 40 in December, previously said he wanted to finish his career playing alongside his 19-year-old son but has made that less of an emphasis more recently. 

'I haven't given it much thought lately' said the veteran forward when asked about the possibility after the No. 7 Lakers' playoff elimination loss to the West's No. 1 seed Denver Nuggets on Monday night.

'Obviously I've thought about it in the past but at the end of the day the kid has to do what he wants to do. I don't even want to say kid anymore. The young man will decide what he wants to do and how he wants his career to go,' he continued. 

'I just think the fact that we're having this conversation is pretty cool.'