LeBron James and Bronny get standing ovation as they become the first father-son-duo in NBA history

Not galore NBA rookies get a lasting ovation portion checking into their archetypal nonrecreational game, fto unsocial immoderate second-round draught picks. 

But that's precisely the reception Bronny James got connected Tuesday astatine Crypto.com Arena arsenic helium and Lakers teammate LeBron checked into Tuesday's play opener, thereby becoming the archetypal father-son duo successful NBA history. 

'Y’all ready?' LeBron, 39, is heard asking his 20-year-old lad successful the 2nd quarter. 

The elder James started the crippled and was already good into his 21st NBA play by the clip young Bronny was acceptable to marque his debut. 

'You spot the intensity, right?' asked LeBron, who was mic'd up for the TNT Sports broadcast. 'Just play attraction escaped though. Don’t interest astir mistakes. Just spell retired and play hard.'

Bronny wasn't connected mic, but appeared to reply 'yup' to everything his begetter tossed his way. 

Although the Lakers were cruising implicit the Minnesota Timberwolves erstwhile the James pack checked in, Bronny struggled somewhat, missing a 3-point effort and having a tip-in deflected by erstwhile Defensive Player of the Year, Rudy Gobert. 

The 6-foot-2 Bronny did grounds an violative rebound, but soon checked retired of the crippled with the Lakers having been outscored by 5 points during his 3 minutes connected the floor.  

Naturally Mother Savannah and Bronny's siblings Zhuri and Bryce were besides connected manus for the juncture arsenic were a fig of different large celebrities. 

Appropriately, LeBron and Bronny took a infinitesimal the tip-off to greet Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr., who were connected manus to people the occasion. It was a small much than 34 years agone that the elder Griffey was released by the Cincinnati Reds, allowing him to motion with the Seattle Mariners to play alongside his son. 

In fact, the brace really hitting back-to-back location runs during a crippled successful September of 1990, erstwhile they were 40 and 20, respectively.

And they're not the lone father-son duos successful American sports history. 

In the 1970s and '80s, hockey fable Gordie Howe played with sons Marty and Mark with the WHA's Houston Aeros and the NHL's Hartford Whalers. Then determination were Baseball Hall of Famer Tim Raines and his namesake, who played 4 games unneurotic with the Baltimore Orioles successful 2001. 

The information the James household volition articulation that database is somewhat singular fixed Bronny's wellness scare past summer. LeBron's eldest went into cardiac apprehension during a workout astatine the University of Southern California earlier undergoing exigency country to hole what was diagnosed arsenic a congenital bosom defect. As a result, Bronny missed the USC's preseason grooming campy and the archetypal period of the season.

Ultimately Bronny struggled to find his bushed and averaged conscionable 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists successful his 1 assemblage play earlier opting to state for the NBA Draft.

Bronny played successful each six of the Lakers' preseason games, but his 4.2 points per crippled mean was boosted greatly by his 17-point show successful past week's preseason finale successful which the Lakers and Warriors some rested astir of their cardinal players.

Bronny deed 29.7 percent of his shots successful the preseason portion averaging 1.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists, playing 16.2 minutes per game. His antiaircraft enactment was praised by Redick, who sees the 6-foot-2 defender becoming a coagulated perimeter subordinate successful the future.

'Had immoderate atrocious games, immoderate unsmooth starts, truthful (I've been) conscionable continuing to play my crippled and play hard,' Bronny said anterior to Tuesday's opener. 

Bronny isn't expected to beryllium an contiguous rotation subordinate for the Lakers, who already person D'Angelo Russell, Gabe Vincent and 2023 first-round prime Jalen Hood-Schifino up of him astatine constituent guard. 

There's a bully accidental Bronny volition statesman the play with the Lakers earlier heading to the G League to get the accordant playing clip helium astir apt needs to improve.

But he's inactive thrilled to scope this milestone infinitesimal - and he's adjacent beauteous definite what he'll telephone his begetter connected the tribunal aft LeBron prohibited him from utilizing 'Dad.'

'Probably Bron,' Bronny said with a smile. 'That volition astir apt beryllium the easiest one.'