LeBron James was in attendance to observe his son Bronny James play within the Los Angeles Lakers’ NBA Summer season League tilt in opposition to the New Orleans Pelicans at Thomas & Mack Heart in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
The four-time NBA champion was accompanied by his spouse Savannah and 10-year-old daughter Zhuri.
The Lakers are aiming to bounce again after a tough begin. On Thursday, Bronny & Co. fell 87-85 to the Dallas Mavericks and rookie sensation Cooper Flagg, the primary total decide within the 2025 NBA Draft. Peaking at 1.12 million viewers, it was the fourth-most-watched Summer season League recreation of all time, per ESPN.
Bronny averaged 2.3 factors, 0.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per recreation in 27 video games (one begin) for the 2024-25 NBA season. Throughout that span, he shot 31.3% from the sphere, together with 28.1% from the 3-point line, and 78.6% from the free-throw line. He averaged simply 6.7 minutes per recreation.
On the opposite aspect, LeBron averaged 24.4 factors (the bottom since his 2003-2004 rookie season), 7.8 rebounds and eight.2 assists per recreation in 70 video games (all begins) throughout his all-time record-tying twenty second NBA season. He shot 51.3% from the sphere, together with 37.6% from distance, and a career-best 78.2% on free throws, whereas averaging 34.9 minutes per recreation.
The Lakers are coming off a 50-32 season by which they completed first of their division earlier than practically getting swept within the first spherical of the postseason by Minnesota, 4–1. It marked the Lakers’ second consecutive first-round playoff exit.
LeBron and Bronny James are the primary — and solely — father-son duo to play collectively in NBA historical past. A consensus four-star recruit, Bronny performed one season of faculty basketball at USC earlier than being chosen by the Lakers within the second spherical (No. 55) of the 2024 NBA Draft. LeBron was taken first total by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003.
The NBA Summer season League started in Salt Lake Metropolis and San Francisco earlier than heading to Las Vegas on July 10. After two weeks of motion, issues are set to return an in depth with the championship recreation on Sunday, July 20.
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