James finished with 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists, while\u00a0Rui Hachimura<\/strong>\u00a0contributed 18 points and 5 rebounds. It remains to be seen how the Lakers perform throughout the 2024-25 NBA season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lakers duo LeBron James and Bronny James created NBA history, with MLB’s father-son duo present to witness the moment. LeBron James, Ken Griffey Sr., Bronny James, and… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1706,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"\n
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The Los Angeles Lakers kicked off their 2024-25 NBA season with a resounding 110-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. To top it off,\u00a0LeBron James\u00a0<\/strong>and his son\u00a0Bronny James<\/strong>\u00a0became the first-ever father-son duo in NBA history.<\/p>\n This garnered wild reactions from the fans. Before the game, they were greeted by\u00a0Ken Griffey Sr<\/strong>. and\u00a0Ken Griffey Jr.<\/strong>, the first father-son duo in MLB history. This made headlines amongst the NBA and MLB community.<\/p>\n For context, Griffey Jr. was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the MLB. Soon after his drafting, his father Griffey Sr. joined the team, making them the first father-son duo in sports history. Hence, this was an iconic moment, with all four later posing for a picture.<\/p>\n LeBron James, Ken Griffey Sr., Bronny James, and Ken Griffey Jr. \ud83d\udd25\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/hprJFmfnQo<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport)\u00a0October 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n In 1990, while playing for the Seattle Mariners, Hall of Fame baseball star Griffey Jr. and his father were the first father and son to play together in an MLB game. Ahead of the game, Griffey Jr spoke\u00a0about the historic moment\u00a0he was about to witness alongside his dad in the NBA.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a big deal for my dad and I to be there.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Ken Griffey Jr said (via The Road to Cooperstown Podcast)<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n The Griffeys WILL be in attendance when\u00a0@KingJames<\/a>\u00a0& Bronny make history for the\u00a0@Lakers<\/a>\u00a0\u26be\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\ud83c\udfc0<\/p>\n Junior with\u00a0@jonmorosi<\/a>\u00a0on “The Road to Cooperstown” |\u00a0@baseballhall<\/a><\/p>\n TODAY on the\u00a0@SIRIUSXM<\/a>\u00a0App \ud83d\udd17\u00a0https:\/\/t.co\/OATuAmgGJY<\/a><\/p>\n TUESDAY on all podcast platforms \ud83d\udd17\u00a0https:\/\/t.co\/xg4XklbbBf<\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/ZVxnQfEDkd<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio)\u00a0October 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Moreover, hockey great\u00a0Gordie Howe<\/strong>\u00a0played alongside sons\u00a0Mark Howe<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Marty Howe<\/strong>\u00a0for the World Hockey Association\u2019s Houston Aeros. Another father-son duo is the NHL\u2019s\u00a0Hartford Whalers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The James\u2019\u00a0are the fourth father-son pair to play together in a professional game in North American professional sports. This historic moment by LeBron James and Bronny James will go down in NBA history.<\/p>\n The Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0have been making headlines\u00a0for various reasons lately. The biggest of them is the iconic father-son duo of\u00a0LeBron James\u00a0and\u00a0Bronny James\u00a0playing for the\u00a0first time in the NBA.<\/p>\n Another iconic father-son duo, Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr., were in attendance to watch history being created in the NBA. Later, LeBron opened up on the Griffeys being in attendance for the game.<\/p>\n To be here today and know that those guys will be in attendance tonight when me and Bronny are on the same team, it\u2019s a pretty cool moment in the history of sports.<\/em><\/p>\n LeBron James told reporters ahead of the game<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n 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? \u201cTwo lobs. If I catch a lob then Bronny catches a lob\u201d\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/n4XvIt6GwY<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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LeBron James shares his thoughts on Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. attending\u00a0his\u00a0game<\/h2>\n
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