‘Happy Bday To My Everything’

Bronny James shared a sweet tribute to his girlfriend, Parker Whitfield, to mark her birthday.

“Happy bday to my everything,” Bronny, 20, captioned an Instagram Stories post shared on Tuesday, Sept. 2. In the photo, Parker, 21, is seen blowing out the candles on her birthday cake with Bronny beside her.

The couple, who attended Sierra Canyon School together, have been romantically linked since August 2024, when they were spotted at the Paris Olympics. A few months later, Parker hard-launched their relationship on Instagram when she posted a tribute to Bronny on National Boyfriend Day.

“Bf day! i love you! @bronny,” she wrote at the time. During their high school years, he played basketball, and she was part of the softball team.

Bronny, the son of LeBron James, joined his father on the Los Angeles Lakers when the NBA team selected the freshman guard from the University of Southern California as the 55th overall pick in the second round of the 2024 NBA draft. 

Parker is currently a junior at Spelman College, a historically Black women’s liberal arts college in Atlanta. Her mother is actress Salli Richardson-Whitfield, who has appeared on episodes of House and Criminal Minds and starred in the TV series Eureka.

Her father, Dondré T. Whitfield, is a veteran actor whose credits include All My Children, Queen Sugar, Secret Agent Man, Hidden Hills and Eureka. He earned three Daytime Emmy Award nominations during his time on All My Children.

Salli also shared a birthday tribute to her daughter, writing on Instagram, “It’s impossible to explain the love that I have for you @parker.whitfield I couldn’t be prouder of the young woman that you have become.”

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Her post included a video montage of photos from Parker’s birthday celebration and several wholesome childhood throwbacks.

“You are kind , fiercely loyal , funny,smart, hard working, a great friend and a loving daughter. And that is just half of your qualities. HAPPY BIRTHDAY and keep on growing,” Salli wrote.

Parker later shared a series of photos from her poolside 21st birthday celebration. “Berry much legal!!🍓🍰🍸🫐🍷🥂✨,” she captioned the Instagram post, which featured photos of herself celebrating with friends. Bronny chimed in via the comment section, writing, “Love you berry much baby.”