LeBron & Bronny James make NBA history again
LOS ANGELES — For their first act, LeBron and Bronny James became the first father-and-son duo to play together on […]
Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports LOS ANGELES — For their first act, LeBron and Bronny James became the first father-and-son duo to play together on the same NBA team. For their second act, LeBron and Bronny James recorded the first father-son assist. “Definitely a cool moment for us and most importantly our family,” LeBron James said.
Well before the Lakers’ 116-99 win over the Brooklyn Nets became official on Friday, LeBron passed to Bronny for an open 3 with 7:52 left in the second quarter. The sequence played out this way. While Bronny ran the offense, LeBron set a screen and received an entry pass near the top of the key.
Shortly after drawing a double team, LeBron passed the ball out to an open Bronny behind the arc. Bronny made a short pump fake before pulling up and nailing the trey. LeBron and Bronny first shared the court together during the Lakers’ season opener against Minnesota in the 2024-25 season.
But both LeBron and Bronny viewed their latest moment as just as significant following a cardiac arrest scare before his junior season at USC (summer 2023) and spending most of his rookie and sophomore season in the G League. Bronny had only three points on 1-for-2 shooting in four minutes off the bench, but he played with his father the entire time. That happened two days after Bronny scored four points on 2-for-4 shooting in 13 minutes off the bench in Wednesday’s win in Indiana.