The game-worn “Icon Edition” Los Angeles Lakers jerseys of LeBron James and Bronny James — from the night they became the first father-son duo to appear in an NBA game together on Oct. 22 against the Minnesota Timberwolves — recently sold as a pair on Dec. 4 for $102,000 at Sotheby’s.
LeBron, Bronny James first appeared on the NBA court together before halftime of the Lakers’ season opener
According to the Sotheby’s catalogue note, “due to a lack of media of Bronny without a warm-up jacket on, it is not possible to photomatch” whether the jersey was worn against Minnesota.
Additionally, the auction site included that the “First Game 2D Half 10/22” is handwritten on the jock tag. LeBron and Bronny first appeared on the court together with four minutes left in the first half of that contest.
Brooks Peck of The Athletic mentioned that the $102,000 price tag “may seem significantly lower than it could have been” considering Sotheby’s just sold a game-worn LeBron jersey from an in-season tournament semifinal win for $120,000 last year. Bronny’s NBA Summer League debut jersey also sold for $38,400.
LeBron and Bronny become the first father-son duo to play on an NBA court together 👏 pic.twitter.com/p7QrvHKPBU
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However, Sotheby’s included the following disclaimer on its website:
“Sotheby’s attributes this Bronny jersey to the second half of the 2024-2025 Kia NBA Tip-Off game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. … 2024-2025 Kia NBA Tip-Off was Bronny’s ‘Rookie Debut’ game.”
Father-son duo played nearly 2 1/2 minutes together
During the second quarter, LeBron checked into the game with Bronny. The NBA players have an incredible age gap of 19 years, making it that much more special. For the first time in league history, a father-son duo took the court together.
“That moment, us being at the scorer’s table together and checking in together, something I will never forget,” LeBron told reporters after the season-opening game.
“No matter how old I get, no matter how my memory may fade as I get older or whatever, I will never forget that moment.”
LeBron, 39, and Bronny played almost 2 1/2 minutes together in the 20-year-old’s NBA debut.
Bronny also wore the jersey during NBA Media Day on Sept. 30, 2024, where he was pictured alongside LeBron.
