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

Bronny made it clear he doesn't know if he'll actually play against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Lakers coach JJ Redick said “nothing's finalized yet or anything” about Los Angeles' player rotation.

Still, it seems unlikely that the Lakers will wait the moment in history they planned since the franchise selected Bronny with the 55th overall pick this summer to play with LeBron, the 39-year-old top scorer in NBA history. The father and the son do played together in the preseasonThey made their first court appearance together outside Palm Springs earlier this month.

Father and son play together in North American professional sports about once a generation. The Griffeys accomplished this feat in 1990 and 1991, when they played 51 games for the Seattle Mariners – and even hit a home run in the same game on September 14, 1990.

Tim Raines and his son of the same name also played four games together for the Baltimore Orioles at the end of the 2001 season. Previously, Gordie Howe, along with his sons Mark and Marty, played in the WHA and NHL as well as for Team Canada in the 1970s.

Having grown up in his father's locker rooms and arenas in Cleveland, Miami and Los Angeles, Bronny is more than ready to leave the historic moment behind and throw himself into everyday life and become an active NBA player. The Lakers begin the season with three home games in five days.

“I think it will be different,” Bronny said of the opener. “It's no different than preparing for any other game, but just the feeling of being in our home arena for the first time and playing a game will be a special experience.”…I'm just trying to get better every day to become and learn from the guys who were here before me. Just take it all in and enjoy the experience.”

Bronny played in all six of the Lakers' preseason games, but his 4.2 points per game average was boosted significantly by his 17-point performance in the preseason finale last week, in which both the Lakers and Warriors rested most of their key players.