.Bronny James played in his 1st NBA preseason game Friday night, but LeBron James had not been in attire along with him when the Lakers hosted Minnesota in the initial of Los Angeles' 2 weekend break games in the Coachella Valley.Lakers instructor JJ Redick elected to hold out LeBron James versus the Timberwolves after 3 tough times of training camp, but the 39-year-old leading marker in NBA past history is actually likely to bet Phoenix metro on Sunday-- which simply happens to become Bronny's 20th birthday.Bronny James finished with two points in the Lakers' 124-107 reduction to the Timberwolves, overlooking his initial 5 shots before creating a layup along with 56.9 secs to play. But the 6-foot-2 shield also obstructed three chances, and also he picked up one rebound as well as one aid while participating in the first one-half of the second fourth and a lot of the fourth.Before they come to be the initial dad as well as son to play in the very same NBA game, Bronny James knows he has loads of job to do. He acquired his very first possibility to play in Lakers gold when he took the flooring to start the second fourth at Acrisure Sector outside Palm Springs.Playing together with beginning Lakers point guard D'Angelo Russell, Bronny obtained found out a pick on his very first defensive property, making it possible for Rob Dillingham to reach an available 3-pointer. Bronny's pass was actually at that point obstructed by Nickeil Alexander-Walker on the various other side, however Bronny rushed back and also blocked his layup attempt.Bronny skipped all 3 of his tries during his 1st six minutes of activity, consisting of a 3-pointer. He picked up an assist when he located Rui Hachimura for a 3-pointer coming from the corner on a prompt break.Bronny gave back for the start of the fourth quarter, missing a jumper and also possessing a layup attempt blocked out. In the last min, he acquired a pass from fellow novice Dalton Knecht and looped a layup over a protector for his first points.LeBron appeared to be maintaining a cautious span from Bronny during the video game, permitting his oldest child to pay attention to his task. Yet LeBron talked in detail to Bronny during a timeout halfway by means of the second fourth, explaining something with hand motions while Bronny nodded.Bronny James was the Lakers' second-round draft choice, as well as he played in summer season game in Sin city. He is expected to bet the Lakers in the preseason prior to investing a significant section of the upcoming regular period along with the G Organization's South Bay Lakers." Certainly there is actually nerves," Bronny pointed out after the Lakers' pregame shootaround. "Yet I am actually just delighted to head out certainly there and also pick up from people playing facing me, and if I receive an odds to feature what I can do, I'm mosting likely to perform that." As is actually normal for less active players, LeBron mostly steered clear coming from the Lakers' snuggles. He typically depended on the boundary in the course of timeouts with Anthony Davis, who likewise remained the preseason opener. Both super stars have gone to training school in El Segundo." Our team felt like, offered everything they had this summer season, and also their amount of involvement over recent three times, it made the best feeling for all of them to obtain an off time today," Redick stated. "Our company informed them at shootaround to merely remain off their feet." Redick said Thursday that each LeBron James and also Davis will definitely play in at the very least one game this weekend break. Maximum Christie and Jaxson Hayes started in the superstars' area versus Minnesota along with Russell, Hachimura and also Austin Reaves.Friday's group really did not seem dissatisfied as it poured right into the 22-month-old arena that serves at the home of the United States Hockey Organization's Coachella Lowland Firebirds. Numerous supporters in gold Lakers jerseys representing everybody from James to George Mikan hurried in to the building and also down the stairways in the lesser bowl for an up-close examine the pregame warmups." The wonderful feature of the Lakers is that our team have fans around the world," Redick said. "The desert over listed below is actually an extension, I think somehow, of our fan bottom in LA. It's a wonderful option for our team to play facing these enthusiasts tonight." James and Davis are actually sitting out the initial of the Lakers' 6 preseason video games as they ease back in to competition after a hectic summertime. They participated in the Lakers before the video game in street clothes.LeBron as well as Davis were both on the U.S. crew that won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, and they walked to midcourt right just before tipoff to welcome Minnesota's Anthony Edwards, their Olympic teammate.Reporting by The Associated Press. [Want fantastic stories supplied right to your inbox? Generate or even log in to your FOX Sports profile, follow leagues, groups as well as players to obtain a personalized email list daily.] Observe Observe your faves to personalize your FOX Sports experience LeBron James Los Angeles Lakers National Basketball Association Acquire a lot more coming from Los Angeles Lakers Observe your preferences to acquire details concerning games, news as well as even more.