LeBron James and Bronny James made NBA historical past by turning into the primary father-son duo to play collectively on the identical staff in the course of the Los Angeles Lakers’ pre-season sport in opposition to the Phoenix Suns.
Bronny, on his twentieth birthday, entered the court docket in the course of the second quarter in a 118-114 defeat by the Suns.
By no means earlier than had a father and son performed in an NBA sport of any kind – together with pre-season – on the similar time.
“Wow that was surreal,” LeBron wrote on X following the match.
Chatting with reporters, he added: “We got here out of a timeout and we sort of stood subsequent to one another. I sort of checked out him.
“It was like being in The Matrix or one thing. It simply did not really feel actual. However it was nice to have these moments.”
LeBron scored 19 factors on the night time, with 4 assists and 5 rebounds. Bronny went scoreless throughout his 13-minute run, ending with two rebounds and 4 turnovers.