LeBron, Bronny James make history as first father-son duo to play in NBA game together in Lakers home opener

The infinitesimal Los Angeles Lakers and NBA fans alike person been waiting for yet happened connected Tuesday night. 

History was made arsenic Lakers teammates LeBron and Bronny James became nan first father-son duo to ever play successful a regular-season NBA game. 

Lebron, 39, and Bronny, 20, some checked into nan crippled pinch 4 minutes near to play successful nan 2nd quarter, pinch nan Lakers up 51-35.

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Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James, left, and defender Bronny James lukewarm up earlier an NBA hoops crippled against nan Minnesota Timberwolves, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, successful Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

While nan Lakers are focused connected Bronny’s development, this historical infinitesimal was thing nan statement was reported to want astatine nan opening of nan twelvemonth aft selecting nan younger James retired of USC No. 55 successful this year’s NBA Draft. 

As Bronny made nan opening nighttime roster, it was only a matter of clip earlier first-year caput coach JJ Redick called him disconnected nan bench.

"Whenever it happens, it will happen," LeBron said during shootaround connected Tuesday morning, per ESPN. "If it's coming aliases if it's down nan line, whenever it happens, it will happen. But it's been a treat, and conscionable successful preseason, nan practices, conscionable each time ... conscionable bringing him up to velocity of what this master life is each astir and really to hole each time arsenic a professional."

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While he continues to hunt for different title successful Los Angeles, LeBron has been reflective astir his boy arsenic he originates his NBA travel this offseason. 

It’s been conscionable complete a twelvemonth since Bronny suffered a cardiac apprehension successful July 2023 during a summertime workout arsenic he prepared for his freshman twelvemonth astatine USC. It was a infinitesimal that shocked nan hoops world, and nan thought of this father-son duo being connected nan aforesaid NBA tribunal was nan slightest of everyone’s worries arsenic Bronny’s wellness took precedent. 

"[It was] not excessively agelong agone that nan scare happened," LeBron explained connected Tuesday, via ESPN. "And erstwhile he's capable to grace an NBA floor, if that's coming aliases whenever nan lawsuit whitethorn be, it'll beryllium different 1 of those moments conscionable to cognize nan adversity that he went through.

Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James, left, and defender Bronny James lukewarm up earlier an NBA hoops crippled against nan Minnesota Timberwolves, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, successful Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

But, arsenic LeBron said, it was his boy who prioritized hoops arsenic he recovered, asking doctors erstwhile he could play again and really agelong that would return if so. 

After joining nan Lakers, these 2 were connected nan aforesaid tribunal for a preseason title against nan Phoenix Suns connected Oct. 6, though it wasn’t historical considering it wasn’t a regular-season game. But it did springiness hoops fans a glimpse astatine these 2 successful action together. 

But each nan stars were retired successful Los Angeles, arsenic they are usually for Lakers games, for nan chance to witnesser history, including different iconic father-son teammate duo successful sports, arsenic Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. were spotted pinch LeBron and Bronny during pre-game warmups. 

"I've been a big-time instrumentality of Ken Griffey Jr. and past became a friend of Ken Griffey Jr. passim my master career," LeBron said. "Just knowing nan history of sports to beryllium capable to spot what they were capable to do. ... So to beryllium present coming and to cognize that those guys will beryllium successful attendance coming while maine and Bronny are connected nan aforesaid squad is simply a beautiful cool infinitesimal successful history of sports."

Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James, left, and defender Bronny James lukewarm up earlier an NBA hoops crippled against nan Minnesota Timberwolves, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, successful Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

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Much remains to beryllium seen regarding this duo’s effectiveness and longevity, but nan first nighttime of what LeBron, Bronny and nan Lakers dream is galore much to travel is successful nan books. 

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