LeBron James will make his 2024 preseason debut Sunday evening but coach JJ Redick said he isn’t sure whether James will be on the court at the same time as his oldest son, Bronny, in the game against the Phoenix Suns in Palm Desert.
Whenever it happens, “it’s going to happen within the flow of the game. … It’s surreal. It’ll be exciting when they’re on the court together,” Redick told reporters at Acrisure Arena.
Starting center Anthony Davis will also make his preseason debut Sunday. Davis and the elder James were given the night off by Redick Friday when the Lakers opened preseason play with a 124-107 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at Acrisure Arena.
Bronny James scored two points in 16 minutes, 4 seconds off the bench in his NBA preseason debut Friday. He missed his first five shots and made his last, a driving layup with 56.9 seconds left, had one rebound, one assist and one blocked shot.
The Lakers were outscored by 12 when he was on the court, matching their third-worst performance. The team was outscored by 20 in the 10 minutes forward Maxwell Lewis was on the court and 13 in the 24:32 rookie guard Dalton Knecht was on the court. The Lakers were also outscored by 12 in the 21:42 starting forward Rui Hachimura was on the court.
The 6:30 p.m. game will be televised by Spectrum SportsNet.