.Bronny James played in his 1st NBA preseason game Friday night, yet LeBron James had not been in attire with him when the Lakers hosted Minnesota in the initial of Los Angeles' pair of weekend activities in the Coachella Valley.Lakers train JJ Redick elected to hold up LeBron James versus the Timberwolves after three difficult days of training camp, however the 39-year-old top marker in NBA past is actually very likely to bet Phoenix az on Sunday-- which merely happens to become Bronny's 20th birthday.Bronny James do with two points in the Lakers' 124-107 loss to the Timberwolves, overlooking his very first 5 chances prior to bring in a layup with 56.9 few seconds to play. But the 6-foot-2 protection also obstructed 3 tries, and he got one rebound and one aid while participating in the very first one-half of the second quarter and also most of the fourth.Before they end up being the 1st father and also son to play in the exact same NBA video game, Bronny James recognizes he possesses plenty of work to accomplish. He obtained his first odds to play in Lakers gold when he took the flooring to start the second fourth at Acrisure Arena outside Palm Springs.Playing alongside beginning Lakers point player D'Angelo Russell, Bronny got caught on a pick on his first defensive things, allowing Rob Dillingham to strike an available 3-pointer. Bronny's elapsed was then obstructed by Nickeil Alexander-Walker on the various other end, however Bronny hustled back and also blocked his layup attempt.Bronny overlooked all 3 of his tries during his initial six minutes of activity, consisting of a 3-pointer. He picked up an aid when he found Rui Hachimura for a 3-pointer coming from the corner on a rapid break.Bronny sent back for the start of the 4th quarter, skipping a jumper and also possessing a layup try blocked. In the ultimate minute, he got a pass from fellow rookie Dalton Knecht as well as knotted a layup over a defender for his very first points.LeBron seemed keeping a mindful span from Bronny during the course of the video game, allowing his earliest son to pay attention to his work. But LeBron communicated at length to Bronny in the course of a timeout midway with the second one-fourth, discussing one thing along with hand actions while Bronny nodded.Bronny James was the Lakers' second-round draught choice, and also he played in summer organization in Sin city. He is expected to play for the Lakers in the preseason before investing a notable portion of the upcoming frequent time with the G Game's South Bay Lakers." Certainly there is actually nerves," Bronny pointed out after the Lakers' pregame shootaround. "Yet I'm just delighted to head out there and also gain from people playing before me, and also if I get an odds to exhibit what I can do, I'm going to carry out that." As is regular for inactive gamers, LeBron mainly steered clear of coming from the Lakers' clusters. He typically depended on the border during timeouts with Anthony Davis, that additionally remained the preseason opener. Both superstars have actually gone to training camp in El Segundo." We felt like, offered every thing they possessed this summer months, and their amount of involvement over recent three days, it created the absolute most sense for them to obtain an off day today," Redick claimed. "Our experts told them at shootaround to only remain off their feets." Redick said Thursday that each LeBron James and also Davis will play in at least one video game this weekend. Max Christie as well as Jaxson Hayes began in the superstars' location versus Minnesota along with Russell, Hachimura and Austin Reaves.Friday's crowd failed to seem to be frustrated as it poured in to the 22-month-old arena that provides at the home of the American Hockey Game's Coachella Lowland Firebirds. Thousands of enthusiasts in gold Lakers shirts exemplifying every person coming from James to George Mikan hurried in to the building and also down the staircases in the lower bowl for an up-close look at the pregame warmups." The wonderful aspect of the Lakers is actually that our experts possess enthusiasts around the globe," Redick pointed out. "The desert over listed below is an expansion, I presume in some ways, of our supporter foundation in LA. It is actually a fantastic option for our group to play facing these fans tonight." James and Davis are remaining the first of the Lakers' six preseason activities as they ease back into competition after a hectic summertime. They joined the Lakers just before the activity in street clothes.LeBron and also Davis were actually each on the U.S. crew that succeeded a gold award at the Paris Olympics, as well as they strolled to midcourt right just before tipoff to greet Minnesota's Anthony Edwards, their Olympic teammate.Reporting due to the Associated Press. [Want wonderful stories delivered straight to your inbox? Create or even log in to your FOX Sports profile, follow leagues, groups and also players to receive a customized newsletter daily.] Comply with Observe your faves to personalize your FOX Sports expertise LeBron James Los Angeles Lakers National Baseball Organization Acquire even more from Los Angeles Lakers Observe your preferences to get info regarding video games, updates and also additional.