"You see the intensity right? Just play carefree though," James told his son. "Don't worry about mistakes, just go out and play hard." Toward the end of the second quarter, James and Bronny shared the court to become the first father-son duo in NBA history to do so.

The Lakers drafted Bronny with the 55th pick in June, and awarded him a four-year, $7.9 million guaranteed contract after just one college season at USC in which Bronny mostly struggled as a role player.