LeBron James and his son, LeBron Jr., aka Bronny, made history on Tuesday as the first father-son duo to ever play together in an NBA game.
LeBron, 39, officially welcomed Bronny, 20, to the NBA with a little hazing incident before the season opener at the Crypto.com Arena in LA.
In the Nike commercial, LeBron is seen pouring Fruity Pebbles cereal through the sunroof of Bronny’s car. When Bronny comes out of the house, he opens the car door and a large amount of cereal pours out on the ground.
“Come on,” says Bronny, as LeBron pulls up in the backseat of a Maybach. “Hey, rook! You better not be late,” LeBron tells Bronny.
“Yo, are you serious?” says Bronny.
“Clean up my driveway. It’s a mess,” said LeBron.
“Yo, you’re too old for this!” Bronny yells as LeBron drives away.
Don’t be late ROOK! ????? pic.twitter.com/zxR6O8ewJp
— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 22, 2024
“Thank god that wasn’t my car,” Bronny said about the prank after the Lakers’ win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
Bronny played 3 minutes and did not score during the Lakers’ 110-103 win. The arena nearly erupted when LeBron passed the ball to Bronny for a three. But Bronny missed.
After the game, Lebron spoke on winning his first game opening game as a Laker with his son.
“That moment, us being at the scorer’s table together and checking in together, something I will never forget. No matter how old I get, no matter how my memory may fade as I get older or whatever, I will never forget that moment.”
LeBron spoke postgame on winning his first NBA game on opening night as a Laker and sharing the court with Bronny. pic.twitter.com/czcjm0EzUo
— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) October 23, 2024
Another father-son duo, Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr., were in the house to see history in the making.
The James and Griffeys embraced on the court before taking photos together.
Ken Jr. and Ken Sr. made history when they played together in 1990. They hit back-to-back home runs and Junior stole a fly ball from his father.
LeBron suggested an equivalent feat could happen if Bronny passed a lob to him for an alley oop and he did the same for Bronny.
Unfortunately, that didn’t happen on Tuesday.
When Bronny missed the open three pointer, his mom, Savannah, was so disappointed that she picked up her $40,000 Hermes purse and left.
Savannah James supporting Husband (Bron) Son (Bronny) Epic moment pic.twitter.com/yRrbrqYf6W
— What’s Da Bizness (@whatsdabizness) October 23, 2024
Savannah James on her way to give BRONNY some advice! ?#Lakers #Lebron #NBA pic.twitter.com/iPIbJZa4Wv
— Messi’s Scape Goat (@nuueradigital) October 23, 2024
