CNN —LeBron James watched on from the bench as his son, Bronny James, played his first NBA preseason minutes for the LA Lakers on FridayThe 19-year-old played for 16 minutes in the Lakers’ 124-107 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves and showed glimpses of potential, finishing with two points.
He was introduced to the game in the second quarter where he played the first half, before playing most of the fourth.
He’s a good player that we’re happy to have in our program.”LeBron James cut a restrained figure for much of the game while watching his son, Bronny.
Speaking together during a Lakers media event earlier this week, Lebron described the moment as “pure joy.”“When it comes to him (Bronny), I’m just at a loss for words.
(I’m) just super proud of him to be able to get to this point,” LeBron said while his son sat next to him.
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