EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The NBA playoffs are old hat for LeBron James. When the Los Angeles Lakers open their first-round series against the Houston Rockets in Game 1 on Saturday (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC), James will tie Karl Malone and John Stockton for the most playoff appearances in league history with 19.
James, 41, is looking forward to a new experience in the postseason this spring, however: sharing the court with his 21-year-old son, Bronny James.
"Me being on the floor with him," LeBron James said after practice Thursday, "it's the best thing that's ever happened to me in my career, above everything that I've accomplished. So, the fact that he's put himself in a position to get his number called for a postseason game is pretty remarkable and pretty cool given the circumstances that he's been given the last couple years.
"He earned it, he deserves it, and he'll be ready."