Video: LeBron & Bronny James Make NBA History

It happened. The long-awaited NBA historical moment of father and son taking the court together. LeBron James and Bronny checked in for the Los Angeles Lakers together on opening night, and it was a momentous moment in LA:

Bronny and Bron check in together 🙌

What a moment pic.twitter.com/PAyuLS1K2E
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 23, 2024

The two were mic'd up on the bench, and this 'behind the curtain' moment was captured as LeBron gave his nervous son/teammate some advice before his first appearance in the game.

Absolute freaking chills:

This wasn’t a teammate talking to a teammate, this was a father talking to his son.

“You about ready?” -LeBron

*nods head* -Bronny

“You see the intensity though?” -LJ

“Yeah” -Bronny

“Just play care free” -LJ https://t.co/e0Lnc4Nmy7 pic.twitter.com/IPvjSqRMpa
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) October 23, 2024

"You feel the intensity, right? ... Just play carefree, though."

Not everyone felt the same, however. There have been comparisons made to Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. when they played together in major league baseball in the early '90s. The difference, of course, is that Griffey Jr. was a superstar from Day 1 and one of the game's all-time greats.

Bronny is not considered a real NBA prospect, and played just two minutes after being pretty overwhelmed on the court during preseason.

From here, it'll be interesting to see how much the Lakers actually use Bronny.

I'll say it so you don't have to: There is nothing "historic" or "special" about Bronny and LeBron playing together.

It's solely to satiate the ego of LeBron James.

Ken Griffey Sr and Jr felt special.

That... felt weird, staged and honestly just awkward. pic.twitter.com/RgQxajxvAI
— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) October 23, 2024