LeBron James and bronny james shared a quick father-son flash on the floor Sunday night, and it ended with a sharp reminder from the veteran. Late in the third quarter of the April 5 matchup against the Mavericks, Bronny James tossed his father a high pass that was tipped out of bounds by Dallas forward Marvin Bagley III, and LeBron swung his arms downward and mouthed, “Bounce pass!”
The exchange came during a Sunday Night Basketball broadcast on NBC Sports, with Mike Tirico and Jamal Crawford on the call. Tirico said he loved the look because it was not just LeBron the veteran, but also “LeBron the Dad.” The moment stood out because the Jameses are the history-making father-son duo now playing together for the Los Angeles Lakers, a pairing that has turned ordinary possessions into something closer to family theater.
The game itself belonged to Dallas, which won 134-128 behind 45 points from Cooper Flagg. The Lakers had already clinched their division and secured a postseason spot, while the Mavericks had already been eliminated, but none of that blunted the appeal of seeing Bronny James and his father share the court on the same possession.
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That is the part that will stick: not the final score, but the sight of LeBron correcting his son in real time, with the game and the family name both moving at full speed.
