The baseball icon previously told PEOPLE he and his father, Ken Griffey Sr., would be courtside for the moment

The NBA season opens up on Tuesday night with a two-game schedule. First, the defending champion Boston Celtics will host the New York Knicks as they raise the

If LeBron James and his son, Bronny, make NBA history Tuesday night by playing in the same game for the Los Angeles Lakers, Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. will be there to witness it.

With LeBron James and Bronny James on the verge of making history, another iconic father-don duo is set to attend their season opener.

More than 30 years after they became the first father-son duo to team up in Major League Baseball history, Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. will be in the building Tuesday night to potentially see LeBron James and Bronny James play in the same game in the NBA.

"I'm actually going to the game. I'm going to take my dad. First father and son to play baseball and now first father and son to play basketball," Griffey Jr. said on The Road to Cooperstown podcast. "So it's a big deal for my dad and I to be there. We made history, now we get to watch history. That's what's gonna be cool about it."

Ken Griffey Jr. and his dad will be on hand to witness another groundbreaking father/son duo make history. Griffey said on The Road to Cooperstown that he

Reports indicate that the legendary father-son duo of Ken Griffey Jr. and Ken Griffey Sr. will be in attendance for Bronny's debut. This game will mark the first time a father and son duo—Bronny and LeBron James —share the basketball court in NBA history.

The Elder and younger James shared the court once during the preseason, but didn’t connect for an assist and it’s still a bit of a mystery over whether the two will even play together.

The new NBA season officially tips off on October 22, and the Los Angeles Lakers will play the Minnesota Timberwolves on opening night. Likewise, both teams are eager to pit their new coaches and rosters against each other,