Posted on 10/22/2024 7:43:02 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
LeBron James and Bronny James could become the first father and son to play in the NBA together Tuesday night during the Los Angeles Lakers ’ season opener.
LeBron James is the 39-year-old top scorer in NBA history, while his 20-year-old namesake son was a second-round pick by the Lakers last summer. They will eventually become the first father and son to play in the world’s top basketball league at the same time, let alone on the same team.
Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. were courtside at the Lakers’ downtown arena hoping to witness the same history they made in Major League Baseball. The two sluggers played 51 games together for the Seattle Mariners in 1990 and 1991 as baseball’s first father-son duo.
The Jameses and the Griffeys met up during pregame warmups for some photos and a warm chat between two remarkable family lines.
LeBron, a four-time NBA champion and a 20-time All-Star, first spoke about his dream to play alongside Bronny a few years ago, while his oldest son was still in high school. The dream became real quickly: Bronny entered the draft as a teenager after one collegiate season, and the Lakers grabbed him with the 55th overall pick.
LeBron and Bronny are hoping to join a small club of father-son professional athletes who played together. The Griffeys made history 34 years ago, and they even homered in the same game on Sept. 14, 1990.
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Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr.
Both were great baseball players, but Jr was better.
Not the case with the James crew.
Obviously not.
NBA jumps the shark.
People don’t like nepotism.
This will backfire, bigly.
Yawn
Second round draft in the NBA is the equivalent of the seventh round in the NFL.
maybe they will draft my nephew he is an average HS player.
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