Live from Southern California. This is the Jim Rome Show.

History and the Association was made yesterday, or at least it will be made whenever

brawny and ladad take the court together and they'll do so on the same team.

Never before has there been a father-son combination in the

NBA at the same time and yet we have it and they're on the same team. So that's a

first. And by the way I've got no problem saying it's incredible. It is. It's pretty incredible. Like I want to say to La Dad. Congrats. You did it.

Congratulations! I want to say that, except I can't.

Because all he really did was manipulate the hell out of all of us and the entire situation to get his son who is nowhere near

NBA ready into the NBA. Now that's not hating. That is not hating. That's just exactly what it is. I was just giving the Lakers

credit for not blowing that gift that fell into their lap in the first round

just yesterday. So credit where credits do. But BS where BS is

due. I'll give you credit but I'm going to call BS when it's due. I have no

issue acknowledging how amazing it is that any of this is even possible.

That LaPops is still around at age 39 and still one of the best players on the planet.

And still has enough influence

to hold the entire Laker organization hostage for an entire off-season. I mean

that is wildly impressive and I've got no problem giving

him credit for that for real and I've got no problem saying that the entire

brawny-

is manipulative as hell and lame as hell.

Just like that whole J-J situation was manipulated and lame as hell.

Just wait, just wait, what's next? Are the Lakers going to try to

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