LeBron James and son Bronny make NBA history by playing together
Al Jazeera
The Lakers picked LeBron’s 20-year-old son in the NBA Draft in June, making them the first father-son duo in the same team.
LeBron James and his eldest son Bronny James have claimed a piece of NBA history, making their long-awaited first appearance alongside each other for the Los Angeles Lakers.
The duo appeared together on Sunday at the start of the second quarter in the Lakers’ 118-114 preseason defeat to the Phoenix Suns in Palm Desert, east of Los Angeles.
While LeBron impressed with 19 points in just 16 minutes and 20 seconds on court before sitting out the second half, Bronny found the going harder with zero points in little more than 13 minutes on court. The younger James attempted just one shot.
“It was cool for both of us, especially our family,” LeBron James, 39, said after playing alongside Bronny, who celebrated his 20th birthday on Sunday. “It’s definitely a moment I’ll never forget.
“As a father it means everything. For someone who didn’t have a dad growing up, to be able to have that influence on your son, to be able to have moments with your son, to work with your son – that’s one of the greatest things a father could ever hope for.”
