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One of the most prestigious sports clubs, the Los Angeles Lakers have witnessed many historic moments, including seventeen championships. But Tuesday night in Los Angeles, the team produced a first in NBA history when Lakers star LeBron James and his son Bronny became the first father-son duo to appear in an NBA game together.

The 39-year-old James, playing in his record-breaking 22nd NBA season, was predictably in the Lakers’ starting lineup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Twenty-year-old Bronny, making his NBA debut, joined his father on the court with four minutes left in the second quarter. The pair substituted into the match together and got straight to work as the fans applauded.

The Lakers faithful at Crypto.com Arena cheered and took photos and videos as history was made on the opening day of the NBA’s 79th season.

In a quiet father-son moment before stepping into the spotlight, LeBron gave some last-minute advice to Bronny, captured on a TNT Sports microphone.

“You see the intensity, right?” asked LeBron. “But just play carefree. Don’t worry about mistakes. Just go out there and play hard.”

The younger James played about two and a half minutes in his first shift on the court in a regular-season NBA game. He went 0-2 shooting and had a rebound during that time.

Earlier in October, LeBron and Bronny played together on the court at the same time – albeit in the preseason – against the Phoenix Suns. Tuesday’s performance made the second official in the NBA record books.

Among the many famous faces on hand to watch LeBron and Bronny write their own chapters in the NBA history books was a baseball royalty who understood the meaning of the moment as well as anyone alive.

Hall of Fame baseball player Ken Griffey Jr. and his father Ken Griffey Sr. were the first father and son to play in the same MLB game when they appeared together as members of the Seattle Mariners in 1990.

“It’s a big deal for my dad and me to be there,” Griffey Jr. said Podcast ‘The Road to Cooperstown’ prior to Tuesday’s game.

“We have made history, now we can look at history. So that’s the nice thing about it.”

Before the game started, the Jameses and Griffeys shared a laugh as they stood together on the field for a time capsule photo.

The Jameses had fun hanging out together during the pre-game shoot-around – smiling and chatting while taking photos.

The same fun must have been had when the father and son filmed a Nike ad in which the father jokingly introduced the son to a rookie. LeBron posted the promo on X just hours before the game started.

LeBron thrilled the home crowd as the nearly 40-year-old recorded a huge block and later threw a monstrous one-handed jam to give the Lakers an early 9-5 lead.

The only other multi-generational household to accomplish this feat in major American sports is hockey’s legendary Howe family. Patriarch Gordy Howe played in NHL games with two sons, Mark and Marty, as members of the Hartford Whalers in the 1979-80 season.

This is a developing story and will be updated.