LeBron, Bronny make history, take court together for Lakers - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — When LeBron James made history two seasons ago, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's all-time leading scorer, his eldest son, Bronny James, was sitting on a courtside seat along the baseline.

On Tuesday night, in the Los Angeles Lakers' season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves, LeBron and Bronny made history by being on the court together.

They became the first father-son duo in NBA history to appear in a game together when LeBron re-entered with 4:00 left in the second quarter and Bronny joined him off the bench.

Bronny, selected by L.A. in the second round with the No. 55 pick in June, struggled in the preseason, averaging 4.2 points on 29.7% from the field. But he finished on a high note, scoring 17 points on 7-for-17 shooting with 4 rebounds and 3 steals.

First-year Lakers coach JJ Redick championed the rookie guard, however, playing him in all six of L.A.'s exhibition games, including trying out a lineup with Bronny and LeBron together briefly in the second quarter against the Phoenix Suns on Oct. 6.

Before the Wolves game, Redick said he was «thrilled to be a- part» of the «historic» occasion of LeBron and Bronny entering the season on the same team.

Redick said that he consulted with the father and son to get their input on how they would prefer their first game action together to play out.

«We had a couple conversations around it,» Redick said. «I think everybody is on the same page. We want it to sort of make sense and we want it to happen naturally and in the flow of a game.»

Sitting along the same baseline where Bronny watched his dad break Abdul-Jabbar's record was another father-son duo that made history together.

Ken Griffey Jr. and Ken Griffey Sr., the first father-son duo to play