Bronny James makes history as first player to ever have a catch with their dad during an NBA game

There's no doubt that no professional basketball franchise has a more storied uniform history. Los Angeles Lakersand Tuesday night was just the latest chapter in that regard, as LeBron James and son Bronny became the first father-son duo in NBA history to share the court at the same time.

But while this is historical trivia that many will remember from that night, the night's more heartwarming visuals were much simpler. A father and son playing catch at an NBA game.

But between a dribble handoff between the two and a LeBron-to-Bronny 3-feed attempt, the Lakers tried to make a Bronny-LeBron highlight happen, but unfortunately this missed shot was the closest they got. .

At least they completed some passes, and they'll forever have a father-son moment.

The Lakers have been quiet all week about whether this will happen on Night 1, but head coach JJ Redick has repeatedly said he wants that moment. It happens “naturally”. It's hard to feel that way.Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. sitting courtside. It's perfectly natural for the 14th or 15th person on the team to check in in the first half on opening night, but to the former podcaster's credit, by the time Bronny checked in, His team led 51-35 with four minutes left in the first half. in.

So it's hard not to feel that at least this wasn't all there was, a bit It was planned in advance, so it's at least a reasonable lead for the coach to play an unusual lineup with some extra rest for the normal rotation.

And while it wasn't his son's gimmick, LeBron at least made a monster dunk during shared time.

Let's just say James Jr.'s gravity caused it and call it a day.

Bronny was -5 in 3 minutes before checking out, but in the LeBron James story, “playing with my son in an NBA game” meant even if we knew it was coming someday. It's still a pretty surreal moment. meanwhile. We may never see such longevity from a professional basketball player again.