After Bronny James was selected with the No. 55 overall pick by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA Draft, LeBron found himself being teammates with his first-born child.
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Bronny James.The first father-son duo to play together in the NBA! pic.twitter.com/naadFLoPmh
— NBA (@NBA) October 23, 2024
Now after stepping on the court together, in Tuesday night's season opener vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves, they will forever go down as the first father-son duo to play in an official NBA game.
History!!!! #Lebron on the court with #Bronny & Ken Griffey Jr and Sr.#lakers #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/cM3tucjZD9
— Timothy Parker (@TimothyParkertv) October 23, 2024
The other notable time this happened in sports is when Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. teamed up on the Seattle Mariners, as the 40-year-old father and 20-year-old son graced the outfield together during the 1990 season.
Seattle #Mariners outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. playfully steals a catch away from his father Ken Griffey Sr. on a fly ball from Chicago #WhiteSox batter Sammy Sosa at the Kingdome! (1990) #MLB #Baseball #FathersDay pic.twitter.com/WWUINA0bne
— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) June 19, 2022
That is to say, Griffey Jr. previously pointed out during an interview, a couple years back, that he and his dad will go to the game if Bronny and LeBron ever play at the same time.
My question is what started it all & I’m proud of myself for it.
Back in 2022, I asked Ken Griffey Jr. if he’s going to be in person when LeBron & Bronny take the court together 🏀
Fast forward to 2024, Griffey confirms that he’ll be in attendance for this historic moment 🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/uCc3gmwTGI
— Erika Fernandez (@CurlsAndSports) October 22, 2024
Then when this looked like it will become a reality, Griffey Jr. confirmed he would be there to witness the shared accomplishment between both families.
Ken Griffey Jr. and Sr. — the first father/son duo to team up in the MLB — plan to attend the Lakers’ home opener on Tuesday to potentially see LeBron and Bronny James make history as the first father and son to play in the NBA together. pic.twitter.com/agvgShs5hp
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) October 22, 2024
"It's a big deal for my dad and I to be there," Griffey said. "We made history, now we get to watch history"
After Bronny found out that the Griffey's will be there to watch history be made, he emphasized how special this moment will be.
"It's going to be insane. Only two families to do it, so it's going to be a crazy experience, especially with what they've done," James Jr. said.
Notably, the father-son MLB duo played together for 51 games across two seasons (1990-1991), and they even hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning vs. the California Angels on September 14, 1990.
September 14, 1990: Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. hit back-to-back home runs
pic.twitter.com/Sbh4PwwqJ1— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) September 15, 2024
In view of this, LeBron has hinted at playing a couple more years in the NBA, and undoubtedly throughout his illustrious 21-year career so far, he has defied 'Father Time.' Fans are hoping he and Bronny can share many more great memories together on the court.
With this in mind, ESPN NBA analyst Shams Charania noted that 39-year-old LeBron is planning to "play at least two more years... he could potentially go three."
"LeBron James is gonna play at least two more years and he could potentially go three..
I don't think anybody would be surprised if he played beyond next season" ~ @ShamsCharania #PMSLive https://t.co/wLYgf8kyam pic.twitter.com/1C0SvlMTI6
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) October 22, 2024
All in all, fans are waiting for Bronny to toss an alley oop to his dad, as this may be able to somewhat compare to the Griffey duo homering right after each other.
LeBron James speaks about the significance of Ken Griffey Jr., who has become a friend of his, coming to the game with Griffey Sr. tonight. I asked him for the basketball equivalent of father-son both going yard? “Two lobs. If I catch a lob then Bronny catches a lob” pic.twitter.com/n4XvIt6GwY
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) October 22, 2024
Related: LeBron And Bronny Make NBA History As First Father-Son Duo To Share The Court Together
