After playing just 3 minutes in the opening game and creating history alongside his dad, Bronny James might get to play more minutes. According to reports, LeBron James and his son once again might play together against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Since the draft day, some of the criticism has been that the Lakers superstar politicked to get his son some playing time. Naturally, some of the conversation then led to a comparison with Michael Jordan and his sons not playing in the league.

And on Run It Back, the co-hosts Michelle Beadle, Lou Williams, and Chandler Parsons engaged in the same debate. Parsons opined that being the kids of superstars is a huge responsibility. “Like Marcus Jordan, his life is different. He is Michael Jordan’s son.” Michelle Beadle interjected and said, “He didn’t get three minutes or a photo-op,” speaking about the moment of Bronny and LeBron James standing together in the first game.

The former player-turned-analyst, Parsons, explained that the situation was different. “He wasn’t old enough, he wasn’t old enough to be in the NBA. Me and Lou were talking about that if he was old enough, maybe MJ, you know pulled his leverage and used his power too.” The explanation makes sense since Marcus Jordan was 13 years old when his father retired for the third time. But Beadle, who previously called the Bronny-LeBron moment in game 1 “manufactured” had other opinions.

“I don’t think MJ’s wired that way,” said the 49-year-old. But co-host Lou Williams disagreed, “(He) absolutely (is).” And Parsons once again explained the reasons, “If they were old enough and solid enough, like Bronny was like, I think he would probably do the same thing.” So both former players Williams and Parsons felt that if Marcus Jordan or Jeffery Jordan were old enough, then Michael Jordan would surely have attempted to make history with his kids.

Coming back to Bronny James, his last season with USC saw him start 6 out of 25 games. The Lakers rookie averaged 19.4 minutes but his points average was just 4.8. Meanwhile, Michael Jordan’s eldest, Jeffrey, during his final season played in 13 games and could only add 2.7 points per game. His younger brother, Marcus, had a better average of 13.7 points.

Would Michael Jordan have used his powers?

A former player who has a connection with both Michael Jordan and the Lakers legend doesn’t believe so. Kwame Brown, who was the #1 draft pick by the Wizards during MJ’s tenure with the team, sided with the Jordans. He said, “You think MJ didn’t have the power to bring both of his boys to the Washington Wizards? Come on now. He never would cheat the game like this. You gotta earn this sh–.”

As per the 12-year veteran, His Airness had more control since he was the president of basketball operations and part owner of the Washington team. But Brown, who also played for the Lakers, was sure that the 6x NBA Champion wouldn’t do such a thing. When questioned about the low stats of MJ’s kids, Brown said, “It don’t matter about your case, he the owner of the team.”

Previously, the 42-year-old has been critical of Bronny James‘ performance, as he doesn’t think that the 20-year-old has set the world on fire with his performance. However, the James Clan is focusing on the next game, given their emotional connection with Cleveland.