It’s hard to imagine this happening again in the NBA, at least once LeBron James has retired.
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On Thursday night, Bronny James helped his father and then LeBron responded with an assist for his son. Certainly a historic night.
The Los Angeles Lakers faced the Golden State Warriors, who when healthy have family fun with brothers Stephen and Seth Curry. But that night, Steph was out and the James family took center stage.
The dime from son to father came first. Bronny managed to steal the line and LeBron leaked. The son hit his father with a solid rebound pass to escape, and LeBron threw down a casual two-handed dunk.
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LeBron returned the favor in the second half as he and Bronny ran a father-son two-man game.
Dad made a pick, Bronny fed him, and then LeBron threw it again for his son to score a three-pointer.
The Lakers won the game, 119-103.
LeBron finished with 26 points (11-17 FG, 3-5 FG), 8 rebounds and 11 assists, in addition to two steals and a block.
Bronny scored 10 points (4-7 FG, 2-4 FG), one rebound, three assists and two steals.
It was definitely one of the coolest nights the James family has ever shared on an NBA court, and the odds of a father and son doing this again seem incredibly slim.