UPDATE
Oct 23, 2024 12:00 AM CDT
As many expected, NBA history was in fact made Tuesday night when LeBron James and his son, Bronny James, became the first father-son pair to play together in a regular-season basketball game. LeBron was in the starting lineup for the Los Angeles Lakers' season-opening game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and eight minutes into the second quarter, Bronny arrived on the court. The crowd cheered the historic moment, Yahoo Sports reports. Mics captured LeBron telling his son, "You ready? Just play carefree ... go out and play hard." The Lakers went on to win the game. (The two previously played together in a preseason game.)
Oct 22, 2024 12:11 PM CDT
The NBA season begins on Tuesday night, and the roster of the Los Angeles Lakers still includes two players with the last name of James. One is LeBron, of course, and the other is his 20-year-old son, Bronny. It wasn't a sure thing that Bronny, who was drafted 55th overall and struggled at times during the preseason, would make the team, notes USA Today. Now the big question is whether the pair will make history Tuesday night by becoming the first father and son to play together in a regular-season NBA game.
The suspense will reportedly be over soon. ESPN's Shams Charania is reporting that the team is likely to play them both "early in the game," per Bleacher Report. If that fails to materialize, among those who'll be disappointed will be Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Jr., who were the first father and son to play together in Major League Baseball and will be in attendance. "We made history—now we get to watch history," Griffey Jr. said on SiriusXM, per NBC News. "So, that's what's going to be cool about it." Asked about the possibility on Monday, Bronny told reporters: "Only two families to do it. It's gonna be a crazy experience." (More LeBron James stories.)
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