There’s arguably no franchise in skilled basketball that has seen extra historical past happen in its uniforms than the Los Angeles Lakers, and Tuesday evening was simply the most recent chapter in that respect, as LeBron James and his son, Bronny, turned the primary father-son duo to share the court docket on the identical time in NBA historical past.
However whereas that’s the historic trivia most will keep in mind from the evening, the extra heartwarming visible from the night was far less complicated — of a father and a son, simply having a catch in an NBA recreation:
However whereas — between a dribble hand-off between the 2 and an tried feed from LeBron to Bronny for 3 — the Lakers tried to make a Bronny/LeBron spotlight occur, sadly the closest they obtained was this missed shot.
At the very least they accomplished just a few passes, although, they’ll have these father-son moments ceaselessly.
The Lakers had performed coy all week about whether or not this could occur on evening one or not, however head coach JJ Redick had repeatedly reiterated that he needed the second to occur “naturally.” It’s laborious to really feel like “with Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. sitting courtside on opening evening because the staff’s 14th or fifteenth man checks in within the first half” is all that “pure,” however to the previous podcaster’s credit score, his staff was up 51-35 with 4 minutes to go within the first half when Bronny checked in.
So whereas it’s laborious to not really feel like all this wasn’t at the least a bit pre-planned, that’s at the least a believable lead for a coach to play uncommon lineups with whereas stealing some further relaxation for his or her common rotation.
And whereas it wasn’t arrange by his son, LeBron did at the least have a monster dunk throughout their shared minutes:
Seems to be just like the Lakers go together with Spain PnR right here. MIN handles it comparatively nicely, however what a SETUP from LeBron earlier than the backdoor reduce. pic.twitter.com/u19M7KGRDT
— Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) October 23, 2024
We’ll simply say James Jr.’s gravity set that one up and name it an evening.
Bronny ended up being a -5 in three minutes earlier than trying out, however hey, “enjoying along with his son in an NBA recreation” continues to be a fairly unreal second within the LeBron James story, even when we’ve recognized it was coming for some time. We could by no means see longevity like this from knowledgeable basketball participant once more.
