LeBron And Bronny James Make History Together
By John Johnson
LeBron And Bronny James Make History Together
The Father-Son Duo!
October 7, 2026
This article was last updated by Pranaya Poudel on October 7, 2026
Key Takeaways
- LeBron and Bronny James became the first Father-Son duo to share the court on October 6th, 2026.
- The Lakers selected Bronny with the No. 55 overall pick in the 2026 draft in the second round after just one season at the University of Southern California.
For the first time in the history of the NBA, LeBron and Bronny James became the first Father-Son duo to share the court on October 6th, 2026.
During the Lakers’ preseason game against Phoenix, Bronny, who turned 20 on the same day, came into the game to start the second quarter.
He didn’t score and had two rebounds in 13 minutes.
LeBron James. Bronny James.
The father-son duo share the court for the first time together! 👏
— NBA (@NBA)
LeBron James tweeted in the above post,
“WOW THAT WAS SURREAL!! 🥺🥺🥺🙌🏾🙌🏾” showing just how happy he was to have fulfilled his long-time dream of playing together with his son, Bronny, in an NBA game.
“It’s surreal, I’m very honored that I get to be part of history”, Lakers coach JJ Redick said pregame.
ViaThe Lakers selected Bronny with the No.55 overall pick in the 2026 draft in the second round after just one season at the University of Southern California.
He has a four-year deal worth $7.9 million with a team option in the fourth season.
This guarantees that once the 2026-25 season kicks off, Bronny will be on the roster alongside his father, LeBron James.
According to,
“Typically, players who are selected in the second round have not received guaranteed contracts. They have instead had to compete at a high level at both NBA Summer League and their respective teams’ training camps to even receive a two-way contract.”
In an interview with the Bleacher Report, James’ agent, Rich Paul, made it clear that he would not sign a two-way contract
And this contract.
Bronny James has signed his rookie contract with the Lakers, per sources: Four years and $7.9 million. Team option in fourth season.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)
In Bronny’s introductory press conference, he said,
“Everything has been so surreal. Just trying to take it all in by the days, extremely grateful for everything that JJ [Redick] and Rob [Pelinka] have given to me. I’ve just been extremely excited to get to work. I never really had a thought of me going to play with my dad, but that’s always there to take part of. It wasn’t a main focus of mine.”
"Everything just has been surreal."
Bronny James in his introductory press conference with the Lakers 🍿
(via )
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports)
Bronny has been facing an amplified amount of pressure ever since childhood, given that his father is famous, but he also reassures that it’s nothing different and he can get through it.
“The Lakers will open the regular season against the Timberwolves on Oct. 22, which is when LeBron and Bronny will officially make history as the first father and son to appear in a real NBA game.”
It is then that we will see them make history together, officially!
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Bronny is 6ft 1.5 in and can play point guard and shooting guard positions.
- On July 24, 2026, at the Galen Center during a USC practice session due to a cardiac arrest caused by a congenital heart defect.
- In early May 2026, he was medically cleared to be eligible for the NBA draft.
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Supriya Maharjan is a freelance writer who is keen on delivering prime quality, engaging and fascinating content. Making sure to deliver sufficient information to satiate the readers curiosity!
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