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.

LeBron, 39, and Bronny, 20, become the first father-son duo to play together in the NBA, spending 2½ first-half minutes on the court together against the Timberwolves on Tuesday night at

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.