The Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 110:103 (22:23, 33:19, 27:32, 28:29).
James went on the field at the same time four minutes before the end of the second quarter.
The 39-year-old LeBron had started the game in the regular team and had already played 13 minutes, while the 20-year-old Brony went on the field for the first time.
LeBron James is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, but LeBron James Jr. was selected by the “Lakers” with number 55 in the NBA draft in the summer. They are the first father and son to play in the NBA at the same time, and on the same team.
“Don’t worry about mistakes. Just go out there and work hard,” the father told his son on the bench before taking the field.
LeBron and Brony spent two and a half minutes on the court together, with LeBron Jr. leaving the court 79 seconds before halftime and not returning to the game.
LeBron Sr. scored 16 points and had five rebounds and four assists in less than 35 minutes on the court, while LeBron Jr. missed one 2-pointer and one three-pointer in two minutes and 41 seconds on the court, grabbed one rebound and had a +/- rating of – 5.
Savannah James, wife of LeBron James and Brony’s mother, also watched the game in person.
“It’s been a pleasure,” LeBron said at Tuesday morning’s practice. “The preseason, the practices, every day helping him learn what life is like as a pro and how to prepare every day as a pro.”
In the summer of 2023, L.James Jr.’s heart stopped during the training of the University of Southern California team. Before that, he was a candidate for the top ten of the NBA draft.
Broney is expected to spend much of next season with the Lakers’ G League farm club, the South Bay Lakers.
Father and son James have added to the short list of fathers and sons who have played together on a North American professional team. Baseball players Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr., who watched the game in Los Angeles, played together in the 1990 and 1991 seasons in the Major League Baseball (MLB) Seattle Mariners, while hockey player Gordie Howe went to the World Hockey Field with his sons Marty and Mark association (WHA) in the Houston “Aeros” and New England “Whalers”, as well as in the Hartford “Whalers” unit in the National Hockey League.
Anthony Davis, who scored 36 points and collected 16 rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots, became the most productive member of the game in the ranks of the winners. Rui Hachimura scored 18 points.
Anthony Edwards collected 27 points and six rebounds for the visitors, while five other basketball players scored at least ten points, Rudy Gobert added 13 points and 14 rebounds.
It has already been reported that Latvian basketball player Kristaps Porziņgis did not play in the victory of the Boston “Celtics” at home on Tuesday due to an injury, with the result of 132:109 (43:24, 31:31, 39:32, 19:22) victory over the New York “Knicks” team.
Jayson Tatum was the top scorer for the Celtics with 37 points and ten assists, Derrick White scored 24 points, and Jaylen Brown collected 23 points and seven rebounds.
Jalen Branson and Myles McBride were the top scorers in the “Knicks” team with 22 points each, while Mikal Bridges added 16 points.