LeBron, Bronny James play together to make NBA history

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James and Bronny James turned the primary father and son to play within the NBA collectively Tuesday night time in the course of the Los Angeles Lakers ‘ season opener.

LeBron and Bronny checked into the sport along with 4 minutes left within the second quarter, prompting a giant ovation from a house crowd conscious of the enormity of the milestone. LeBron had already began the sport and performed 13 minutes earlier than he teamed up along with his 20-year-old son to make historical past.

LeBron James is the 39-year-old high scorer in NBA historical past, whereas LeBron James Jr. was a second-round decide by the Lakers final summer season. They’re the primary father and son to play on the planet’s high basketball league on the similar time, not to mention on the identical staff.

Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. had been courtside on the Lakers’ downtown area to witness the identical historical past they made in Main League Baseball. The 2 sluggers performed 51 video games collectively for the Seattle Mariners in 1990 and 1991 as baseball’s first father-son duo.

The Jameses and the Griffeys met up throughout pregame warmups for some images and a heat chat between two outstanding household strains.

LeBron, a four-time NBA champion and a 20-time All-Star, first spoke about his dream to play alongside Bronny a number of years in the past, whereas his oldest son was nonetheless in highschool. The dream turned actual after Bronny entered the draft as a young person following one collegiate season, and the Lakers grabbed him with the fifty fifth total decide.