Whereas the most important crowds are popping out to see Lakers rookie Bronny James, the Las Vegas Summer season League options various gamers with NBA dads.
DJ Rodman, son of Corridor of Famer Dennis Rodman, obtained in for the ultimate three minutes of the Los Angeles Clippers’ 87-78 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.
In a tribute to his dad’s rebounding prowess, he grabbed three boards in these three minutes. As a tribute to his father’s capturing, he additionally air-balled a three-pointer.
James might have ended up on the Lakers due to his well-known father, however he’s not an exception. The NBA is a household enterprise, the place gamers’ children develop into gamers and coaches’ children develop into coaches. At Summer season League, the place groups are sometimes scrambling to fill the ends of rosters, that’s very true.
Ron Harper Jr., whose father performed with Rodman on the Chicago Bulls, joined the Celtics summer time workforce. Scotty Pippen Jr. had 16 factors for the Grizzlies summer time workforce Friday, although as far we all know, neither Invoice Wennington nor Luc Longley have youngsters on Summer season League rosters.
Jameer Nelson Jr. is on the Spurs for the Vegas season, whereas the Warriors are taking part in Dale Davis’ son, Trayce Jackson-Davis, and Anthony Carter’s son, Devin, performs for the Kings. The Rockets began A.J. Griffin, who’s the son of a former participant who can also be a coach, a double leg up.
The one distinction is Bronny James’ unimaginable reputation, which has made Lakers video games an even bigger occasion than any others in Vegas. Even a matchup between No. 2 choose Alex Sarr and No. 3 choose Reed Sheppard had loads of empty seats in Thomas & Mack Heart and a quiet crowd in comparison with the joy any time James touched the ball.
So James might have inherited fame from his famous person father, however so far as Summer season League taking part in time, loads of NBA children are welcome.
