(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Houston 101, Detroit 99 Boston 113, Milwaukee 107 Indiana 132, New York 121 Orlando 121, Washington 94 Golden State 127, Oklahoma City 116 Miami 95, Minnesota 94 Philadelphia 107 Charlotte 105 (OT) Denver 122, Dallas 120 Sacramento 127, Phoenix 118 (OT) Memphis 134, Portland 89 LA Lakers 123, Toronto 103
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE San Jose 1, New Jersey 0 Chicago 2, Minnesota 1 (OT) Anaheim 4, Columbus 2
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Carolina 20, NY Giants 17 (OT) Buffalo 30, Indianapolis 20 Kansas City 16, Denver 14 Minnesota 12, Jacksonville 7 New England 19, Chicago 3 New Orleans 20, Atlanta 17 Pittsburgh 28, Washington 27 San Francisco 23, Tampa Bay 20 LA Chargers 27, Tennessee 17 Arizona 31, NY Jets 6 Philadelphia 34, Dallas 6 Detroit 26, Houston 23
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Gonzaga 88, Arizona St. 80 Creighton 96, Fairleigh Dickinson 70 Indiana 90, E. Illinois 55
(LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James — the NBA’s all-time leading scorer — and his son Bronny James make NBA history Oct. 22, taking to the court together as the Lakers faced the Minnesota Timberwolves in their season opener.
As the father-son duo teamed up, the rest of the James family watched the game unfold at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, including mom Savannah James, son Bryce and daughter Zhuri.
“Going up to the scorer’s table with my dad and checking in for the first time was a crazy moment I will never forget,” Bronny James said after the Lakers defeated the Timberwolves.
“It’s always been family over everything, so to be able to have this moment where I’m working still and I could work alongside my son is one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever got from the man above and I’m going to take full advantage of it,” LeBron James added.
LeBron James had 16 points in 35 minutes, while Bronny James did not score in the three minutes he played in his NBA debut.
Earlier in October, the Jameses also made history when they became the first father and son to play in an NBA preseason game together.
Bronny James is a guard with the Lakers, having been selected by the team in the 2024 NBA Draft.
“For a father, it means everything,” the elder James, a forward, said following the Lakers’ Oct. 6 preseason game against the Phoenix Suns. “For someone who didn’t have that growing up, to be able to have that influence on your kids and have influence on your son, to be able to have moments with your son and then ultimately, to be able to work with your son, I think that’s one of the greatest things that a father could ever hope for or wish for.”
LeBron James’ family often cheers him on at games, including at the 2024 Paris Olympics earlier this year, as the U.S. men’s basketball team won gold.
The Akron, Ohio, native has said he takes fatherhood seriously, having grown up without his own dad present in his life, and he prioritizes being present with his kids.
Although two of his kids — sons Bronny and Bryce James — have followed him onto the basketball court, LeBron James has said he doesn’t pressure them to play the sport.
“I’ve always let them just see if they had a love for [basketball]. Because, at the end of the day, nothing is going to come to fruition if you’re just doing it because you feel like it’s what your parents are doing. Nah, it’s going to fizzle out too fast,” he told Sports Illustrated in a 2022 cover interview with his sons.
