As the Lakers played the Rockets, rookie Jabari Smith Jr. was seen walking up to LeBron James to let him know that he played against his father back when James was a rookie in 2003
, rookie Jabari Smith Jr. was seen walking up to James to let him know that he played against his father back when James was a rookie in 2003. James, stunned, simply responded with, “Why you do that to me?”Get your seats to Los Angeles Lakers games with SI Tickets
James’s first-ever NBA game was in fact against the Kings on Oct. 29, 2003 where the future four-time champion made his debut as the Cavaliers’ No. 1 pick. James would go on to score 25 points in the loss while Jabari Smith Sr., who was 26 at the time, didn’t log any minutes of action. . “I think he even said it like, ‘You probably feel old.’”“He was kind of mad because he said I made him feel old,” Smith said. “I knew I was going to tell him that; just something my dad had told me.
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