Playing against a Portland Trail Blazers squad that featured Dale Davis was LeBron James’ third game in the NBA.
Plus, Davis’s son was on the Golden State Warriors squad that lost game 1,463.
As the Warriors and the Lakers clashed in San Francisco on Saturday night, rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis got his first look at LeBron James. This showdown between the 39-year-old Lakers superstar and Jackson-Davis occurred twenty years after the first game between the two players, when Dale was the Cleveland Cavaliers rookie and the player was 18 years old.
Both Davis and Jackson-Davis are the latest father-and-son NBA duos to face the league’s all-time leading scorer.
To what extent has LeBron James faced off against father-and-son teams in the NBA?
Throughout his 21-year career, James has faced a total of ten father-son duos, the most recent of them being Davis and Jackson-Davis. This list only includes games in which James and the opposing player both entered at some point.
In the NBA, which father-and-son teams has LeBron James faced?
Here are the ten father-son pairings that James was a part of during the same game, along with the dates of their first encounter:
The Robinson brothers, Glenn and Glenn Robinson III
First match: December 19, 2003, vs Glenn Robinson
Game one against Glenn Robinson III: December 23, 2014
Jeremy and Rick Brunson
Dec. 20, 2003: My debut game was against Rick Brunson.
Date of debut match vs Jalen Brunson: October 31, 2018
To Gary Trent and Gary Trent Jr.
November 21, 2003: First game vs Gary Trent
December 28, 2019: First game vs Gary Trent Jr.
Martin (KJ) and Kenyon
Game one: January 2, 2004 vs. Kenyon Martin
Date of debut: January 10, 2021; opponent: KJ Martin
Payton, Gary, and Payton II, Gary
Game one against Gary Payton: January 12, 2004
October 19, 2021: First match against Gary Payton II
Griffin and Adrian
Game one against Adrian Griffin: February 25, 2004
December 30, 2002: Debut game vs AJ Griffin
Walker, Samaki, and Jabari
April 9, 2004: First match against Samaki Walker
Date of debut: November 30, 2022; opponent: Jabari Walker
On December 22, 2004, Jabari Smith and Jabari Smith Jr. played their first game against Jabari Smith.
Date of first game: January 16, 2023; opponent: Jabari Smith Jr.
Howard, Juwan, and Jett
December 25, 2003: Debut match versus Juwan Howard
Premier League debut: November 4, 2023 vs. Jett Howard
Trayce Jackson-Davis and Dale Davis
Date of debut: November 1, 2003; opponent: Dale Davis
January 27, 2024: First game against Trayce Jackson-Davis
