Lebron James will play alongside his son Bronny at the LA Lakers next season after the latter was drafted by the franchise in the NBA Draft.

It’s an incredibly rare thing to see a father-son duo playing on the same team at the same time, though there are examples of families who tend to create dynasties in certain sports, with the traits and qualities passed down from parents to children.

Australia has no shortage of such examples, with some legendary Aussie athletes coming from strong family sporting backgrounds.

The Sporting News looks at some of the most notable parent-child combos in Australian sport.

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Australia’s greatest sporting families: The parent-child athlete combos

In no particular order, here are five families where a parent’s sporting prowess has been passed on to their sons and daughters.

Geoff Marsh: Shaun and Mitch Marsh, Melissa Marsh

Geoff Marsh had a distinguished cricket career in his own right, playing 50 tests for Australia and winning two Cricket World Cups as a player and a coach.

His two sons also represented Australia at the international level, with eldest son Shaun playing in two Ashes series and the 2019 Cricket World Cup, as well as playing in the Indian Premier League.

Youngest son Mitch is currently part of the Australian international set-up; his international career fluctuated but he came to prominence in the 2023 Ashes series as he scored a valiant century in the Third Test at Headingley with Australia in a difficult position.

His performances in The Ashes contributed to him winning the 2023 Allan Border Medal for Australian Cricketer of the Year.

The Marsh family’s sporting genes also extend away from cricket, with Melissa Marsh being a professional basketballer and member of the Basketball WA Hall of Fame.

Gary Ablett: Gary Ablett Jr. and Nathan Ablett

Gary Ablett Sr. is regarded as one of the greatest AFL players of all time, making his name for Geelong and playing in four grand finals and winning countless accolades, including a Norm Smith Medal, three Coleman Medals and being inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame.

That is some record to live up to, yet his son Gary Jr. did a pretty good job, winning two Brownlow Medals in 2009 and 2013, as well as ending Geelong’s 44-year premiership drought in 2007.

In a 357-game career, Ablett Jr. won two premierships as well as being selected in the All-Australian team eight times in his career at both Geelong and Gold Coast Suns.

The 2007 premiership was unique as Ablett Jr. was joined by his brother Nathan in the winning team; Nathan kicked three goals in the grand final and played 34 games for Geelong before retiring.

Preston Campbell and Jayden Campbell

Preston Campbell is best known for winning the Dally M Medal for the Cronulla Sharks in 2001 as well as helping lead the Penrith Panthers to a second premiership in 2003.

Despite his achievements for both sides, he ended up playing most of his club footy for the Gold Coast Titans, who he joined as a marquee signing when the club entered the NRL in 2007, and he led the side to the preliminary finals in 2010; Campbell also featured in the Indigenous All Stars side in 2010.

His son Jayden is now also at the Titans, having joined the side in 2021 and has played nearly 50 games for the club.

Ron Mckeon: Emma and David McKeon

Emma Mckeon is currently one of Australia’s top swimmers, having won four Gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and five in total.

What you may not know is swimming seems to run in the blood of the Mckeon family, with father Ron representing Australia at two Olympics in 1980 and 1984 as well as winning multiple Gold medals at the Commonwealth games.

Her brother David is also an Olympic swimmer having gone to the 2012 and 2016 games, and he won a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Kostya Tszyu and Tim Tszyu

Tim Tszyu is one of the top boxer’s currently active in the WBO circuit, with the 29-year-old only losing one professional bout as well as having held the WBO light-middleweight championship between 2023 and 2024.

He is following in the footsteps of his father Kostya, who represented both Australia and the Soviet Union in his career.

During his career, he held multiple light-welterweight world championships, including the undisputed and lineal championships between 2001 and 2005.

Such were his achievements that in 2011 he was inducted into the International Boxing Federation’s Hall of Fame.