NBA: Los Angeles Lakers ponder when LeBron James, son Bronny will make history sharing court
New coach JJ Redick says the moment will come ‘sooner rather than later’ but not before Bronny spends some time in the developmental G league
Los Angeles Lakers great LeBron James and son Bronny are poised to become the first father-son duo on an NBA court this season, but the Lakers are still formulating plans for that moment, new coach JJ Redick said on Wednesday.
“We don’t have anything planned per se in terms of commitment to do it this way,” Redick said as he and Lakers general manager met reporters at the team’s training facility.
“We obviously have talked about it as a staff, and we’ve gotten into some specifics of what that might look like, but we haven’t committed to anything.
“And obviously there’s a discussion to be had once we’re all together with Bronny and LeBron, too. They should be a part of that discussion as well.”
Redick told “The Lowe Post” podcast on Tuesday that he expected the historic moment to come “sooner rather than later”.
But it was likely that Bronny James, who turns 20 in October, would spend a significant amount of time playing in the developmental G League as four-time MVP LeBron James, Anthony Davis and other Lakers stars tried to position the club for a title run.
