LeBron James and son make history as they play together in NBA

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LeBron James and Bronny James have become the first father and son to play together in the NBA.

The basketball great stepped on court with his 20-year-old son in the LA Lakers’ season opener against Minnesota Timberwolves.

The pair got a huge ovation as they made history in the Crypto.com Arena.

They had about two and a half minutes playing together in the second quarter.

Bronny wasn’t able to score in his brief appearance but still got an ovation when he left the court with 1:19 left to play.

LeBron, the all-time NBA points record holder, is widely regarded as one of the greatest players ever.

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He finished the game with 16 points and the Lakers won 110-103.

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The 39-year-old had long spoken of his ambition to share the court with his son – a second-round draft pick by the Lakers in June.

“That moment, us being at the scorer’s table together and checking in together, it’s a moment I’m never going to forget,” LeBron said.

“No matter how old I get, no matter how my memory may fade as I get older or whatever, I will never forget that moment.”

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Bronny told the media: “(I) tried not to focus on everything that’s going on around me, and tried to focus on going in as a rookie and not trying to mess up.

“But yeah, I totally did feel the energy, and I appreciate Laker Nation for showing the support for me and my dad.”

Bronny had open-heart surgery last year after suffering a cardiac arrest and played a shortened freshman season at University of Southern California before entering the NBA’s draft – the annual pick of players.

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