Dream come true for LeBron: Bronny drafted by LA Lakers

New York — Bronny James, the 19-year-old son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron, was selected 55th overall by the Lakers in Thursday’s second round of the NBA Draft, setting up the first father-son combination in NBA history.

It’s a dream come true for four-time NBA Most Valuable Player James, who said for years he dreamed of playing alongside his son.

“In the history of the NBA, there has never been a father and a son that have shared an NBA basketball court,” Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said. “That feels like something that could be magical.”

LeBron, a 39-year-old Lakers playmaker and four-time NBA champion, will be busy on the US team at the Paris Olympics next month while son Bronny is set to join the Lakers in NBA Summer League games in Las Vegas.

Bronny James, a guard for the University of Southern California, averaged 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Trojans last season after a stellar high school career and also impressed scouts at an NBA combine.

At a practice session last July, USC freshman James collapsed after suffering cardiac arrest caused by a congenital heart defect. The teenager was released from the hospital a few days later and doctors approved him playing both in US college basketball and, last month, in the NBA.