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4x NBA All-Star, Ex-Warriors Player Blasts Lakers for Bronny James Move

The Los Angeles Lakers have LeBron James and Bronny James on the same roster.

Joey Linn

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and center DeMarcus Cousins on the bench against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and center DeMarcus Cousins on the bench against the Oklahoma City Thunder. / Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images
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When the Los Angeles Lakers drafted Bronny James 55th overall and re-signed his father LeBron James in free agency, they created the NBA’s first father-son duo.

Not only are LeBron and Bronny the first father-son teammates in NBA history, but they are the first father-son duo to even be in the league at the same time. Taking this already historic development one step further, the Lakers had LeBron and Bronny share the floor together in a preseason game against the Phoenix Suns.

Via NBA on October 6: "LeBron James. Bronny James. The father-son duo share the court for the first time together!"

Bronny has struggled in preseason action, making just one of his 11 field goal attempts. Despite this, the expectation is that he will see the floor when LA opens their season against the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 22.

Via ESPN's Shams Charania: "We're going to be seeing history very, very soon."

Four-time NBA All-Star and former Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins ripped the the Lakers for their Bronny move, saying it shows they aren’t serious anymore.

"I don't really think the Lakers are serious anymore,” Cousins said. “… As far as the Lakers actually competing, I take that as a sign they aren’t really serious. With the way their season ended last year with the high expectations, I expected more from them as far as making moves.”

Bronny is expected to spend time in the G League, but is also expected to see playing time on opening night so he and his father can share a moment on the court in a regular season game.

For Cousins, he feels the Lakers are not as focused on winning as they once were.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.com Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis and reporting Experience: Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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