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Ken Griffey Jr. and Sr. are at the Lakers' opening game hoping to see LeBron-Bronny's debut

Ken Griffey Jr. and Sr. are at the Lakers' opening game hoping to see LeBron-Bronny's debut

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LeBron James and Bronny James played in a game together during the Lakers' preseason.

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) – When LeBron James Sr. and his son Bronny, make NBA history On Tuesday night, Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. will be there and play in the same game for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The first father-son duo to play together in Major League Baseball plans to attend the Lakers' season opener at their downtown arena, where the entire crowd will be hoping to see the James family accomplish the same rare athletic feat for the NBA.

“The first father and son to play baseball, (and) now the first father and son to play basketball,” the younger Griffey said MLB Network Radio. “It’s a big deal for my dad and I to be there. We made history. Now we can look at the history, that’s going to be the cool thing about it.”

Bronny James is already looking forward to his official NBA debut, but the presence of the Griffeys creates additional excitement for the Lakers' second-round pick.

“Yeah, it’s going to be crazy,” Bronny, 20, said after practice Monday at the Lakers’ training complex. “I mean, only two families are doing this, so it's going to be a crazy experience, especially (with) what they've done.”

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