Lebron James, Bronny became the first ever father-son duo to play together in an NBA game

LeBron James’ dream of sharing an NBA court with his son has officially come true.

With 3:40 left in the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves, head coach JJ Redick inserted rookie guard Bronny James into the lineup next to his father. This is the first time in NBA history that a father and son have played in the same game, let alone on the same team.

The James duo is now in rare company among North American sports greats. There has only been one other high-profile instance where a father and son played together on a major American sports team – Ken Griffey Jr. and Sr. for the Seattle Mariners in the 1990 and 1991 MLB seasons.

And after Ken Griffey Jr. vowed over the summer that he would personally go with his father if LeBron and Bronny James were to take the court together in an NBA game, both Griffeys honored that promise at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday.

The only notable case of a father and son competing together in North American professional sports occurred in NASCAR when Dale Earnhardt Jr. starting racing with his father, Dale Earnhardt Sr., until his tragic death in 2001.

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