LeBron James shared the court with his 20-year-old son Bronny and later called the moment ‘one of the greatest gifts’.

The 39-year-old superstar LeBron James and his 20-year-old son played almost two and a half minutes together late in the first half of Bronny’s NBA debut in the season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto Arena in Los Angeles [Frederic J Brown/AFP]

LeBron James and his son Bronny have made history by becoming the first father-son duo to play together in a regular season NBA game in the Los Angeles Lakers’ season-opening win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The sold-out crowd let out a roar when 20-year-old Bronny came on alongside LeBron, who was reentering with four minutes to play in the first half of the game on Tuesday.

Bronny, who like many first-year players is not expected to see significant floor time this season, grabbed a rebound in his three minutes of action while LeBron contributed 16 points in the Lakers’ 110-103 win.