LeBron James gave his 20-year-old son a pep talk before they rose from the Lakers bench. Amid rising cheers, they walked together to the scorer's table — and then they stepped straight into basketball history.

In the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' 110–103 season-opening win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, 39-year-old LeBron James checked into the game alongside his son, 20-year-old Bronny James. After months of anticipation, the two Lakers officially became the first father-son duo to share the court in an NBA game.

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers used a pristine strategy to disrupt the Minnesota Timberwolves offense for a season-opening win, while LeBron James made more NBA history by sharing minutes with his son,