{"id":80440,"date":"2026-04-20T04:06:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/lebron-james-reveling-in-opportunity-to-make-history-with-son\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T04:06:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:06:33","slug":"lebron-james-reveling-in-opportunity-to-make-history-with-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/lebron-james-reveling-in-opportunity-to-make-history-with-son\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James Reveling In Opportunity To Make History With Son"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>LeBron James<\/strong> continues to make history, this time with his son.<\/p>\n<p>During the NBA playoff game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets on Saturday, April 19, James and his son, <strong>LeBron \u201cBronny\u201d James Jr<\/strong>, became the first father-son duo in NBA history to play together in a postseason game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of crazy things that\u2019s been going on this year,\u201d LeBron told reporters after the 107-98 win in Game 1 of the series. \u201cI mean, I was on the floor with my son in a playoff game. That\u2019s probably the craziest thing that\u2019s ever happened to me in my career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LeBron went on to describe the significance of the moment for him and his entire family being in the arena for the game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2180392115LeBron-James-Reveals-Son-Bronny-21-Moved-Out-We-Dont-Talk-as-Much.jpg?crop=191px%2C33px%2C1465px%2C828px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"LeBron James Reveals Son Bronny 21 Moved Out We Dont Talk as Much\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2180392115LeBron-James-Reveals-Son-Bronny-21-Moved-Out-We-Dont-Talk-as-Much.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">LeBron James Reveals Son Bronny, 21, Moved Out: &#8216;We Don&#8217;t Talk as Much&#8217;<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tEven NBA legends sometimes struggle to deal with their children leaving the nest. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James joked about his son and teammate Bronny moving out after the Lakers\u2019 140-126 win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday, November 18. \u201cI think he\u2019s enjoying the process,\u201d LeBron, 40, told the media when asked about [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was just so cool to be out there with [Bronny],\u201d LeBron, 41, said. \u201cWith his brother (<strong>Bryce<\/strong>) and sister (<strong>Zhuri<\/strong>) and mom (<strong>Savannah James<\/strong>) in the building. And his grandma.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cThat\u2019s just insane. My mom gets to watch her son and her grandson during the playoffs. That\u2019s crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two shared some words on the court at the start of the second quarter, when Bronny, 21, was subbed into the game with LeBron already on the court.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4314091\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4314091\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271994634-LeBron-and-Bronny.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"GettyImages-2271994634 LeBron and Bronny\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271994634-LeBron-and-Bronny.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271994634-LeBron-and-Bronny.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271994634-LeBron-and-Bronny.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271994634-LeBron-and-Bronny.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271994634-LeBron-and-Bronny.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271994634-LeBron-and-Bronny.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271994634-LeBron-and-Bronny.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271994634-LeBron-and-Bronny.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271994634-LeBron-and-Bronny.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271994634-LeBron-and-Bronny.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271994634-LeBron-and-Bronny.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271994634-LeBron-and-Bronny.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271994634-LeBron-and-Bronny.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271994634-LeBron-and-Bronny.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271994634-LeBron-and-Bronny.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n LeBron and Bronny James<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Sean M. Haffey\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The four-time NBA champion recorded a double-double in the playoff win with 19 points and 13 assists. Bronny played just four minutes during the game, but the two were on the court together for that time.<\/p>\n<p>Playing with his son has been a big goal for LeBron over the last few years, before his 23-year career inevitably comes to an end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need to be on the floor with my boy, I got to be on the floor with Bronny,\u201d LeBron told <em>ESPN<\/em> in 2023. \u201cEither in the same uniform or a matchup against him. \u2026 But I would love to do the whole Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. thing. That would be ideal, for sure. \u2026 I\u2019m here already, so I\u2019m just waiting on him.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>LeBron officially reached that goal in October 2024, when the two made history as the first father-son duo to play together in an NBA game. Fair to say they leveled up on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s yet to be seen how much Bronny plays for the remainder of the playoffs, but injuries to Lakers stars <strong>Luka Doncic <\/strong>and <strong>Austin Reaves<\/strong> could open up some opportunities for Bronny to see more minutes down the stretch.<\/p>\n<p>Game 2 of the series is scheduled for Tuesday, April 21 at 10 p.m. ET in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LeBron James continues to make history, this time with his son. During the NBA playoff game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets on Saturday, April 19, James and his son, LeBron \u201cBronny\u201d James Jr, became the first father-son duo in NBA history to play together in a postseason game. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_daextam_enable_autolinks":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-trends-and-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271994634-LeBron-and-Bronny.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}