Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. will be at Lakers' opener to see LeBron and Bronny James

If LeBron James Sr. and his son, Bronny, make NBA history Tuesday night by playing in the same game for the Los Angeles Lakers, Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. will be there to witness it.

The first father-son duo to play together in Major League Baseball plans to be in attendance at the Lakers' season opener in their downtown arena, where the entire crowd will be hoping the James family accomplishes the same rare sporting feat for the NBA.

"First father and son to play baseball, (and) now the first father and son to play basketball," the younger Griffey told MLB Network Radio. "It's a big deal for my dad and I to be there. We made history. Now we get to watch history, so that's what's going to be cool about it."

Bronny James is already excited to make his official NBA debut, but the Griffeys' presence adds an extra layer of anticipation for the Lakers' second-round pick.

"Yeah, it's gonna be insane," the 20-year-old Bronny said after practice Monday at the Lakers' training complex. "I mean, only two families to do it, so it's going to be a crazy experience, especially (with) what they've done."

Bronny made it clear that he doesn't know if he'll actually get to play against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Lakers coach JJ Redick said "nothing has been finalized or anything" about Los Angeles' playing rotation.

Yet it seems unlikely the Lakers will wait to make the moment of history they've been planning ever since the franchise chose Bronny with the 55th overall pick this summer to play with LeBron, the 39-year-old top scorer in NBA history. The father and son already played together in the preseason, first taking the court together outside Palm Springs earlier this month.

A father and son play together roughly once