Atlanta Hawks star Dejounte Murray reacts to Bronny James news

Bronny James was among the most talked about second-round picks in NBA history heading into the draft.

The former USC star was selected with the 55th overall pick by the Los Angeles Lakers, which makes NBA history.

Through the NBA: “LeBron James and Bronny James become the first father-son duo to be in the NBA at the same time.

Now they are teammates on the Lakers!

Many people responded to the news on X, and one person who sent a job It was Atlanta Hawks star Dejounte Murray.

Her post received more than 35,000 likes and 870,000 impressions in less than seven hours.

Via Murray: “BRON seeing his son wear the same jersey as him must be the greatest FLEX 💪🏽 Shout out BRONNY!!!!!”

Bronny finished his lone season in college averaging 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game while shooting 36.6% from the field and 26.7% from three points in 25 games.

Although he will likely spend a lot of time with the South Bay Lakers (G League), there will be a lot of excitement every time he shares the court with his father.

As for Murray, the 2022 NBA All-Star just finished his second year with the Atlanta Hawks.

He finished the season averaging 22.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game while shooting 45.9 percent from the field and 36.3 percent from three-point range in 78 games.

The Hawks were the tenth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 36-46 record.