LeBron James and his son, Bronny, made NBA historical past on Sunday after they performed in combination throughout the Los Angeles Lakers’ preseason sport towards the Phoenix Suns in Palm Wilderness, Calif.
They’re the primary father-son duo to play on the similar time and at the similar workforce in NBA historical past. Bronny James entered the competition in the second one quarter whilst his dad, who’s making ready for his twenty second season, was once at the court docket, incomes cheers from the gang at Acrisure Area.
Bronny James, who grew to become 20 on Sunday, dedicated two turnovers throughout his first two mins taking part in along his father. After passing the ball to his son, LeBron James set a display for Bronny, however the more youthful James neglected an try from 3-point vary later in the second one quarter.
LeBron James had 19 issues, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in 16 mins, whilst Bronny James went scoreless in 13 mins, completing with two rebounds and 4 turnovers within the Lakers’ 118-114 loss.
In his skilled debut on Friday, Bronny James went 1-for-6 from the sphere and had 3 blocks in 16 mins towards the Minnesota Timberwolves whilst LeBron, who will flip 40 in December, sat out all of the sport.
Bronny James was once drafted in the second one spherical (fifty fifth total) of this yr’s draft by way of the Lakers after one season at Southern California. He suffered a cardiac arrest throughout a exercise whilst at USC in July 2023 however was once cleared to go back to this system. He averaged 4.8 issues, 2.8 rebounds and a pair of.1 assists in 25 video games (six begins) throughout his one collegiate season.
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