LeBron James has been spotted enjoying a car ride with his eldest son, Bronny, amid claims that the Lakers are ready to draft the 19-year-old to keep his dad in L.A.

On Thursday morning, the elder James, 39, shared a clip of himself in a grey hoodie and velvet cap while jamming to some car music on his Instagram Story, as Bronny appeared to be behind the wheel.

‘Early am VIBEZ!!’ James wrote over the clip along with several fire emojis. ‘@bronny His playlist by the way!’

The duo were nodding their heads in approval to an all-time classic – Lenny Williams’ ‘Cause I Love You’ 1975 hit.

Barely 24 hours earlier, James hinted at attending Formula One’s Miami Grand Prix this weekend as he shared several hair and shaving creams of his brand, ‘The Shop,’ on his Instagram Story.

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LeBron James enjoyed some quality time with his eldest son, Bronny, 19, during a car ride, Wed.

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LeBron also hinted at attending Formula One’s Miami Grand Prix this weekend on Instagram

Earlier this week, following the Lakers’ postseason elimination at the hands of the Denver Nuggets in the first round, The Athletic reported that the purple and gold want James – the NBA‘s all-time leading scorer – back so badly that execs would be open to discussing the maximum three-year, $164million extension they can offer.

James would be 42 by the end of the contract.

The Lakers are also open to the prospect of drafting James’ teenage son Bronny, who plans to leave college basketball after just one season at USC, in June’s NBA draft if that would help keep his dad in the City of Angels, The Athletic further reported.

James in the past has said he wanted to finish his career playing alongside his eldest son but has made that less of an emphasis more recently.

‘I haven’t given it much thought lately,’ James said when asked about the possibility.

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Bronny is planning to leave college basketball for the NBA Draft after just one season at USC

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The younger James, left, high fiving his father, before a game against Stanford in LA in January

‘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 said.

‘I just think the fact that we are having the conversation is pretty cool.’

James acknowledged that playing in the league for as long as he has had taken a toll but was worth it.

‘It’s very taxing,’ the four-times champion said.

‘Mentally, physically, spiritually, everything … but it’s very rewarding because if you love the game, the process and you love being great, then you don’t mind taking the tax on your body, your mind and your psyche.’