James' son, Brodie, has 2 points, 3 blocked shots in NBA exhibition debut
James' son, Brodie, has 2 points, 3 blocked shots in NBA exhibition debut
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LeBron James' son, Brownie James, scored two points and blocked three shots in his National Basketball Association (NBA) exhibition game debut.
The Los Angeles Lakers lost 107-124 at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 2024-2025 NBA exhibition game on Friday (Jan. 5) at Akrichure Arena in Palm Springs, California, USA.
James' son, Brodie, made his first appearance in the second quarter and played 16 minutes, finishing with two points, three blocked shots, one rebound, and one assist.
James sat on the bench in plain clothes to watch his son's performance.
Brown is the first son James, who was born in 1984, had in 2004 when he was 20 years old.
He was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 55th overall pick in this year's NBA Draft, joining his father on the court.
When James and his father share the court together, it will be the first time in NBA history that a father and son will play together.
Brown drove under the basket and scored two points with 56 seconds left in the game, 카지노사이트 when the Lakers were down by 20 points.
The Lakers' fans erupted in cheers and applause when he scored.
Brown missed one three-point attempt on the night and was 1-of-5 from two-point range.
The Lakers will play the Phoenix Suns in Game 2 of the exhibition on July 7 at the same venue.
The Lakers were without key starters James and Anthony Davis, and Minnesota's Anthony Edwards.
Minnesota also benched Julius Randle, who was recently acquired in the Karl-Anthony Towns trade to the New York Knicks.
Dante DiVincenzo, who was acquired along with Randle, scored 11 points on three 3-pointers in just 10 minutes of action, while rookie Rob Dillingham also received a passing grade with 21 points and four assists.
Earlier in the day, the defending champion Boston Celtics defeated the Denver Nuggets 107-103 in the opening game of this year's NBA exhibition games in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Russell Westbrook, now in a Denver uniform for the first time this season, had 12 points, eight assists, and four rebounds.
The NBA 2024-2025 season will begin with two weeks of exhibition games before the regular season begins on March 23rd.