The opening matches of the 2024-2025 NBA season are taking place with the highlight being the appearance of LeBron James and Bronny James in the Los Angeles Lakers jersey.

LeBron James and Bronny James officially made NBA history after being on the field together in the opening match of the 2024-2025 season this morning (October 7) Vietnam time against the Phoenix Suns.

Accordingly, right at the beginning of the second half, coach JJ Redick sent Bronny James onto the field, alongside his father LeBron, who was registered to play in the starting lineup from the beginning. This made LeBron – Bronny the first father-son pair to play together in NBA history.

Although still old enough to continue playing for the NCAA college basketball team – USC Trojans, Bronny James decided to turn professional early at the age of 20. In the 2024 NBA Draft, Bronny was selected in the 2nd round, 55th pick by the Los Angeles Lakers.

This is not a surprising move because LeBron James previously stated that he really wanted to play alongside his son, declaring that if Bronny was selected by any team in the draft, “The King” would move to play for that team. However, at the present time, the Lakers are still the most suitable team for LeBron in terms of both professional and financial factors.

However, the performances of his son Bronny in the NBA Summer League as well as the Pre-season are not really convincing. In the 107-124 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves 2 days ago, Bronny played 16 minutes, had only 2 points with 1 successful shot after 6 attempts, and had 1 rebound and 1 assist. The biggest highlight from the eldest son of the James family in this match came from the defensive front with 3 blocks – the most in the match.

In today’s match against the Phoenix Suns, Bronny played 13 minutes and did not score. LeBron only played 16 minutes but scored 19 points – the most in the game but could not help the Lakers avoid a 114-118 loss to the Suns.

Experts and the American media predict that Bronny James will not be given many opportunities when the new season begins. It is very likely that Bronny will be given the opportunity to play in the NBA G-League – a lower-level tournament with the South Bay Lakers.