It is generally understood that if Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James will ever become a satisfactory NBA player, let alone a good one, it will take time and perhaps even a few years. The second-round draft pick is expected to spend plenty of time in the G League in order to put him in a developmental environment where he will be under less pressure.

LeBron James gets to play with his son Bronny as the L.A. Lakers get ready to start the season—the first time a father and son ever played on the same NBA team.

PALM DESERT, Calif. — As the Los Angeles Lakers broke from their huddle, LeBron James and Bronny James walked onto the floor and into NBA history books. The Jameses opened the second quarter of the Lakers’ 118-114 preseason loss to the Phoenix Suns, becoming the first father-son duo to play with one another in NBA history.