CLEVELAND — LeBron James let his son, Bronny, have the Cleveland stage to himself. As the Los Angeles Lakers superstar watched from the bench, Bronny James scored his first points in an NBA game — on a shot that looked just like his old man — on Wednesday night in a 134-110 loss to the Cavaliers. In the second game featuring a father-son duo, LeBron checked out in the fourth quarter and sat back to enjoy seeing his son soak in the love of a Cleveland crowd that cheered his every move for 11 seasons.
With Cavs on their way to the blowout victory, Cleveland's fans began chanting "We want Bronny!" hoping to see the rookie they watched grow up. The younger James checked in with 5:16 left and was cheered every time he touched the ball. He picked up two assists and then made his first basket as a pro on a 14foot shot from the left corner with 2:03 left, triggering a huge ovation.
"It was insane," Bronny said. "Much more than I anticipated. The chants really got me.
I was straight faced, but I felt it and it felt pretty good." LeBron said seeing his son score was overwhelming. "To see him get his first NBA basket in this arena, where he grew up not too far away from here, that's an unbelievable moment," LeBron said.
"Unbelievable moment for him, and for our family it's just pretty cool to be a part of it." When Bronny was little, he ran through the hallways, rode the elevators and took shots or played pickup on the practice court inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse while his fam.
