Playing against a Portland Trail Blazers squad that featured Dale Davis was LeBron James’ third game in the NBA.
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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