In Maui, Bronny James was living the dream. Ice cream in hand, island breeze in the background, and flanked by his dad, LeBron and younger brother Bryce, it was the kind of off-season that family content fans eat up. But the internet, being the internet… didn’t see just a cone, they saw a contrast. And it didn’t take long for the (dad) jokes (and jabs) to start flying.

Because just a year ago, Luka Doncic was caught in a very different kind of viral moment. After advancing to the Finals with Dallas, Luka reached for a celebratory beer only to have it snatched out of his hand by a team staffer on live TV. No cheers, no sip, no fun. And that clip? It still lives rent-free in NBA meme culture. Pair it with the Mavericks’ frustration with Luka’s “social habits” — beer, hookah, and late-ni

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