{"id":117577,"date":"2024-10-23T21:28:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T14:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117577"},"modified":"2024-10-23T21:28:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T14:28:46","slug":"history-or-hype-lebron-and-bronny-james-share-spotlight-in-symbolic-yet-complex-lakers-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117577","title":{"rendered":"History or hype? LeBron and Bronny James share spotlight in symbolic, yet complex Lakers win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LOS ANGELES \u2014 All in all, it was three minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Three minutes of history, of a father and son ripping off their warmups to camera phones and flashbulbs popping.<\/p>\n<p>Three minutes of the show getting in the way of the game, the moment getting in the way of winning.<\/p>\n<p>Seminal moment or clown show? It all depends on the eyes of the beholder, watching LeBron James and Bronny James take the floor at the same time, late in the second quarter of the Lakers\u2019 season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI talked about it, years and years ago, and for this moment to come, it was pretty cool,\u201d LeBron James said. \u201cIn the moment, we still had a job to do when we checked in. We wasn\u2019t trying to make it a circus, we wasn\u2019t trying to make it about us. We wanted to make it about the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe kept the main thing the main thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The circus does always seem to follow LeBron James, and <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/the-lakers-are-the-nbas-sideshow-hot-takes-we-might-actually-believe-133131206.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:it doesn\u2019t seem like it\u2019ll stop soon;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">it doesn\u2019t seem like it\u2019ll stop soon<\/a>. This just happens to be the first time, as noted by Anthony Davis, that a milestone moment occurred in a Lakers win. So many celebrations have taken place within the backdrop of a loss, and before the night began, it certainly felt like Tuesday would follow a similar trek.<\/p>\n<p>But the Timberwolves seemed bored and disengaged for most of the night, only showing glimpses of the team that made a surprising run to the Western Conference finals a few months ago.<\/p>\n<p>It aided in the <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/live\/nba-opening-night-anthony-davis-leads-lakers-past-timberwolves-on-big-night-for-lebron-bronny-james-celtics-roll-past-knicks-223037988.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lakers\u2019 110-103 win;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Lakers\u2019 110-103 win<\/a>, and the win was soothing considering the criticism that would\u2019ve come their way had those three minutes been costly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was wondering during a dead ball why everybody started cheering so loud and then I realized what was happening,\u201d Lakers coach JJ Redick said. \u201cI was like, &#8216;That\u2019s cool.&#8217; It presented an opportunity for Bronny. He\u2019s played well, competed through preseason just to give him a chance to get it going in a regular-season game.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3n145EcJCTnVXK7u_FJ.kQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjAw\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-10\/19536680-90f8-11ef-b317-d88042284a1d\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 22: LeBron James #23 and Bronny James #9 of the Los Angeles Lakers on defense during the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena on October 22, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. 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(Photo by Harry How\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The hype leading up to the game obscured other prevalent storylines that will take center stage for the next several months. Redick\u2019s slicked hair was doused with water after his first win as head coach, and Davis was the one who led the way, dominating Rudy Gobert with 36 points, 16 rebounds, four assists and three blocks in 37 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>If Davis is truly going to be the focal point, a statement we\u2019ve heard more than a few times before, this is the start. He motioned to the crowd more than once, seemingly pointing out Gobert was no match for him, and Davis stopped all air traffic near the rim with his presence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust carryover from the Olympics,\u201d Davis said, referencing his time winning a gold medal with the U.S. men&#8217;s national basketball team in Paris. \u201cI mean, I\u2019ve had a summer where I got to play basketball. Playing high intensity with some great competition, alongside some great players who made me better. Coming into camp ready to go \u2026 it translated into regular-season games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That helped make the moment inconsequential in the big picture, but it\u2019s a moment the elder James won\u2019t be able to forget. A moment the younger James probably couldn\u2019t envision a year ago when he suffered a cardiac arrest playing at USC, not far from Crypto.com Arena.<\/p>\n<p>On the floor, not much happened. Bronny got scored on by Julius Randle and missed a 3-pointer off a pass from his dad. For those hoping for a Ken Griffey father-son moment, back-to-back home runs delivered in Disney-like fashion in 1990, it was a dream that wouldn\u2019t come true.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI try not to focus on everything that\u2019s going on around me,\u201d Bronny James said. \u201cGoing in as a rookie and trying not to mess up. I totally did feel the energy and appreciate the Laker nation for showing me support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The baseball duo was in attendance, taking in the moment and posing for photos with the James clan before the game began. It was clear the Lakers wanted it to be a spectacle, and also, wanted to get it over with to remove the pressure and expectations for all involved. The Lakers hold onto tradition, clutching it like a warm blanket on a breezy night while the rest of the NBA goes about its business.<\/p>\n<p>A minute after Bronny James checked out, Laker great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was being gingerly escorted to the back, aided by a wheelchair. Once the 77-year-old was recognized by a large smattering of fans near the tunnel, they cheered \u201cKareem\u201d in appreciation, almost ignoring the game for around 15 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>And shortly after Lakers longtime PA announcer Lawrence Tanter noted to the crowd of the Jameses making history, he also announced a halftime ceremony commemorating the life of the late Jerry West would happen \u2014 another illustration of the connective tissue that permeates through the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it stands to point out West didn\u2019t have the greatest relationship with the Lakers in his latter years, recently serving as an adviser to the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers before his death in June \u2014 his grievances not exactly a secret to anyone within reasonable earshot of the Lakers or Clippers.<\/p>\n<p>Their second-most important figure \u2014 behind Magic Johnson \u2014 felt alienated by the franchise he helped build on the floor and mold off it, and concerning James, they didn\u2019t want to take the chance of upsetting him when they knew his wishes.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why at this point, the clutch-grabbing over Bronny James can be released. It\u2019s not an insult for him to play three minutes. The insult came in selecting him, even at the 55th spot, when it seemed clear he wasn\u2019t ready. The greater one came in giving him a four-year guaranteed contract when it was clear he wasn\u2019t ready to contribute as a bona fide NBA player.<\/p>\n<p>If you remove the cringeworthy details surrounding nepotism and merit, you could see how LeBron James being there for Bronny was soothing.<\/p>\n<p>LeBron went through the nerves on the eve and day of his first game, that nationally televised event in Sacramento some 21 years ago. He admittedly couldn\u2019t sleep the night before and couldn\u2019t get through his customary pregame nap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was extremely nervous. I felt the world, the game of basketball on my shoulders,\u201d James said. \u201cI felt everyone outside my family and friends wanted me to fail. I just kind of channeled that in. I was nervous, my stomach was turning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But you can\u2019t remove those issues, even as Bronny looked so precocious and somewhat fidgety sitting next to his father during their joint news conference. Whatever Bronny will become, if he will become anything on the court over these next four years as he will be given the chance, LeBron will be able to relate in some way, even through the struggles.<\/p>\n<p>But Bronny was cheered, and even if there are those who point out the odds are more likely that he fails, it\u2019s impossible to say the world is against him.<\/p>\n<p>Father and son came as a package deal, and presumably the spectacle is over. But even if you turn your nose up at it for obvious reasons, James\u2019 influence extended to the 7-footer who dominated the night \u2014 because the Lakers wouldn\u2019t have Anthony Davis without LeBron.<\/p>\n<p>Like always, it\u2019s never cut and dry with LeBron James \u2014 it was three minutes of gray.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/history-or-hype-lebron-and-bronny-james-share-spotlight-in-symbolic-yet-complex-lakers-win-080347988.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES \u2014 All in all, it was three minutes. 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