LeBron James and his eldest son took the courtroom collectively for the primary time on Sunday night time, giving followers a glimpse of the historic second that can happen as soon as the NBA season formally begins later this month.
LeBron and his son, Bronny James, one other Lakers participant, performed collectively within the staff’s 118-114 preseason loss to the Phoenix Suns at Acrisure Area in Southern California on Sunday. The second, which formally made LeBron and Bronny the primary father-son duo to play concurrently in an NBA recreation, additionally occurred on Bronny’s twentieth birthday.
“It is surreal,” Lakers coach JJ Redick stated earlier than the sport, through Jovan Buha of The Athletic. “I’m very honored to have the ability to be part of historical past.”
WOW THAT WAS SURREALISTIC!! 🥺🥺🥺🙌🏾🙌🏾
-LeBron James (@KingJames) October 7, 2024
Bronny entered the sport within the second quarter. He did not rating and grabbed two rebounds in 13 minutes whereas capturing 0-of-1 from the 3-point line. This was his second preseason recreation this fall. He had two factors and a rebound and an help of their loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. LeBron made his preseason debut on Sunday. He completed with 19 factors, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in 16 minutes.
THE The Lakers chosen Bronny with the No. 55 general decide within the draft earlier this summer time after one season at USC. Younger James then signed a four-year contract with a assured worth of $7.9 million with the Lakers, which is extraordinarily uncommon for a second-round decide.
Bronny additionally performed with the Lakers’ Summer season League staff in Las Vegas in July, and he had a number of video games the place he scored in double figures – though he began simply 0-15 behind the arc.
LeBron is making ready to start his twenty second season within the league this fall, tying the all-time file. LeBron, who turns 40 in December, averaged 25.7 factors, 8.3 assists and seven.3 rebounds in 71 video games final season with the Lakers. That is probably the most video games he has performed in a single marketing campaign for the reason that 2017-18 season with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Lakers will open the common season towards the Timberwolves on October 22, when LeBron and Bronny will formally make historical past as the primary father and son to look in an precise NBA recreation. Whereas Sunday was undoubtedly particular for the James, this second in just a few weeks will definitely be unimaginable for the household and Lakers followers.
