LeBron and Bronny James Make History As The NBA’s First Father-Son Duo

LeBron James, left, and Bronny James of the Lakers play during the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Harry How/Getty Images

LeBron James and Bronny James made NBA history during the L.A. Lakers Tuesday night season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The James’ played together for the first time during a preseason game against the Phoenix Suns earlier this month. But the real record-making moment came on Tuesday in L.A.

With four minutes left in the second quarter, both father and son substituted into the game together, as the crowd filled with cheers. The two shared the court for about 2 minutes, Bronny’s only playing time of the night. He missed two shot attempts but had one rebound, while his father added 16 points, five rebounds and four assists.

The Lakers went on to win 110-103.

“It’s always been family over everything. I've lost a lot of time because of this league and committing to this league, being on the road at times and missing a lot of [Bronny's] things, Bryce's things and Zhuri's things. To be able to have this moment where I'm working still and I can work alongside my son is one of the greatest gifts I've ever gotten from the man above, and I'm gonna take full advantage of it,” LeBron said in a post-game interview, referring to his kids.