2024-10-23 09:56:00
The NBA season got off to a great start thanks to LeBron and Bronny James, the first father/son duo on the same page on Tuesday in Los Angeles with the Lakers.
A magical moment. And everlasting family memories. A man of all records, LeBron James, who at the age of 39 begins his 22nd NBA season (record shared with Vince Carter), has once again made history, this time together with his family, playing a game of basketball at the highest levels at the level of his son Bronny (20 years old) who is starting his career.
The Lakers won 110-103, mainly thanks to Anthony Davis (36 points, 16 rebounds), against the Minnesota Timberwolves of Anthony Edwards (27 points) and the French pivot Rudy Gobert (13 points, 14 rebounds). one-year contract extension starting from 2025.
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During the second quarter, Bronny entered the court for the first time followed by his father, with four minutes left in the period. “Are you ready? Do you see the intensity? Play without restrictions», the father said to his son before entering the fray, according to television microphones.
It’s a good story, just over a year after the cardiac arrest suffered by Bronny James during training with his university team in July 2023. Scarred, LeBron James then expressed doubts about the follow-up to his career, before decide to prolong it, with the desire to share its end with her son, who was able to resume the thread of his journey.
“I’ve been busy with this championship, I’ve spent a lot of time travelling, I’ve missed important moments. So to be able to have this moment where I can work with my son is one of the greatest gifts I can receive,” commented LeBron James.
Uncertain outcome for Bronny?
The two players had already played a few minutes together on October 6th in Palm Springs (California), but during a pre-season match against Phoenix.
At the Crypto.com Arena in the Los Angeles business district, father and son James delighted spectators, including Ken Griffey Sr. and his son Ken Griffey Jr., who had experienced the same fate on a baseball field in 1990 and in 1991 with the Seattle Sailors. The Griffeys posed for a photo with James at the start of the meeting. Some father/son pairs have already marked the history of American sports, Gordie Howe with his sons Mark and Marty in the NHL (hockey), or even Tim Raines Sr. and Tim Raines Jr. in the MLB (baseball) at the beginning of the 2000s .
After this great first, in which he played 2 minutes and 41 without scoring (1 rebound), the role of Bronny James, drafted 55th in June, remains uncertain in new coach JJ Redick’s Lakers. Far from being what LeBron expected in his first season in 2003, the young guard is not expected to get many playing minutes and will be called upon to continue his progression between the NBA and the G League, his development league.
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Four-time NBA champion LeBron James will continue his stellar career, just over two months after winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games this summer with Team USA. Titled with the Lakers in 2020, the race for the new trophy, however, promises to be unpredictable for the “King”, while the team eliminated in the first round of the play-offs by Denver (4-1) in the spring did not move this summer.
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