"An alley-oop pass by Austin Reaves on Sunday night has etched his name into the record books. The Los Angeles Lakers guard threw a one-handed lob to Bronny James, who flew in for a two-handed jam that sent Crypto.com Arena into a frenzy late in the first quarter against the Miami Heat. Reaves, who finished with 26 points and 11 assists, is no stranger to connecting on alley-oops with another member of the James family -- LeBron James."
"Reaves joked after the game that Sunday's moment puts him in rare air. "I've got to be the first person in NBA history to throw a father a lob and a son a lob. I don't know. Got to be, right? While they're still on the same team," he said. Reaves, 27, is right. He is the only player to assist on an alley-oop dunk to both a father and son over the past 25 years, according to the Elias Sports Bureau."
Austin Reaves threw a one-handed alley-oop lob to Bronny James for a two-handed dunk at Crypto.com Arena and finished with 26 points and 11 assists. Reaves has previously connected on alley-oops with LeBron James, and the Lakers posted the similar LeBron lob on X. Reaves joked that he might be the first player to assist alley-oops to both a father and son while they remain teammates. Elias Sports Bureau confirmed he is the only player in the past 25 years to do so. The Lakers beat the Miami Heat 130-120; Bronny's dunk accounted for his only points, and he also recorded three steals and two assists in 18 minutes.
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