Aurélien Canot, Media365, published on Monday October 7, 2024 at 8:28 a.m.
For the first time in NBA history, a father and son played together. Sunday evening, during the Lakers’ second pre-season game against Phoenix, LeBron James spent four minutes on the floor alongside his son Bronny James.
“Wow, that was surreal!” LeBron James himself, who quickly expressed his joy on his X account, can’t believe it. It is nevertheless true: Sunday evening, he found himself on the same floor as one of his children during an official match. It’s very simple: this has never happened in the history of the NBA. The spectators present in the Californian desert of Palm Springs for the Lakers’ second pre-season match, at the Acrisure Arena against the Phoenix Suns, however, did not dream. JJ Redick, the new coach of the Los Angeles franchise, decided to throw Bronny James into the deep end at the start of the second quarter. For four minutes, the father, aged 39 (he will be 40 next December) and the offspring, who celebrated his twentieth birthday on Sunday (what a gift!), were able to play side by side in the same jersey in competition and thus writing a rather incredible page in the legend of the North American league, to the great pleasure of the public, unleashed at the moment of the entry into play of the young full-back born in Cleveland.
The father shone, the son much less
The former Trojans player (University of Southern California) drafted in 55th position in the last lottery did not make an impression for his second outing with the Lakers (Editor’s note: He had already played Thursday against Minnesota, for 2 points scored in sixteen minutes at 1 out of 6 on shots, but the “King” had not yet resumed). LeBron Raymone James Jr, his real name, perhaps tense by the presence of his father with him on the court, had to be content with 3 rebounds. Above all, he lost four balls and missed his only shot in this match won 118-114 by the Lakers thanks in particular to a very good match already from the eternal LeBron James, who on Sunday compiled 19 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 counters under the eyes of his son, probably admiring. But above all, now officially a teammate of the superstar (he should alternate back and forth in the G-League this season). A great first.
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