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LeBron, Bronny make history, take court together for Lakers
When LeBron James made history two seasons ago, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's all-time leading scorer, his eldest son, Bronny, was sitting courtside along the baseline. On Tuesday night, in the Los Angeles Lakers ' season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves, LeBron and Bronny made history by being on the court together. They became the first father-son duo in NBA history to appear in a game together when they checked in with 4:00 left in the second quarter. LeBron started and had already played 13 minutes before he reentered with Bronny for the historic moment. As the pair got up from the end of the bench and walked toward the scorer's table, the Crypto.com Arena crowd began to buzz, erupting in a cheer when LeBron and Bronny tore off their warmups to officially step onto the court.Bronny checked out with 1:19 left in the half and did not return in the Lakers' 110-103 win. He had one rebound and was 0-for-2 from the field. LeBron finished with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Bronny, selected by the Lakers in the second round of the NBA draft with the No. 55 pick, struggled in the preseason, averaging 4.2 points on 29.7% shooting from the field. But he finished on a high note, scoring 17 points on 7-for-17 shooting with 4 rebounds and 3 steals Friday in a loss at the Golden State Warriors. The biggest gift for the Jameses on Tuesday beyond the playing time together was doing so during a victory. Tuesday's contest was the fourth time in professional sports when the father-son instance occurred.
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