Bronny James makes history by becoming the first player to make a catch with his father during an NBA game
There is arguably no franchise in professional basketball that has seen more history happen in uniform than Los Angeles LakersAnd Tuesday night was the latest chapter in that relationship, as LeBron James and his son, Bronny, became the first father-son duo in NBA history to share the court at the same time.
But while it’s the historical trivia from that night that will be most remembered, the more heart-touching scene of the evening was far more simple – that of a father and a son making a catch at an NBA game:
But while – between a dribble hand-off between the two and an attempted feed from LeBron to Brony for a three – the Lakers tried to highlight the Brony/LeBron thing, unfortunately the closest they came was this missed shot. Was.
Although, at least they completed a few passes, they will always have those father-son moments.
The Lakers were in doubt all week as to whether or not it would happen on opening night, but head coach JJ Redick had continually reiterated that he wanted the moment to make it happen. Occurs “naturally”. It’s hard to feel like this”Sitting in court with Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. It’s all “natural” on opening night when the 14th or 15th man on the team checks in for the first half, but to the former podcaster’s credit, his team led 51-35 four minutes into the first half. When Bronny checked in.
So although it’s hard to feel that at least it wasn’t all a bit Pre-planned, it’s a plausible lead for at least one coach to play unusual lineups, while stealing some extra rest for his regular rotation.
And while it wasn’t set up by his son, LeBron had at least one monster dunk during their shared minutes:
Looks like the Lakers are going with Spain PNR here. Min handles this relatively well, but what a setup from LeBron before the backdoor cut. pic.twitter.com/u19M7KGRDT
– Nekias (Noah-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) 23 October 2024
Let’s just say that James Jr.’s gravity set it up and called it a night.
Bronny went -5 in three minutes before checking out, but hey, “playing with his son in an NBA game” is still a pretty surreal moment in the LeBron James story, even if we know it’s a While was coming for. We may never see such longevity from a professional basketball player again.