.Bronny James played in his very first NBA preseason game Friday evening, but LeBron James wasn't in uniform along with him when the Lakers hosted Minnesota in the very first of Los Angeles' pair of weekend break activities in the Coachella Valley.Lakers trainer JJ Redick chose to hold out LeBron James against the Timberwolves after three challenging days of training school, however the 39-year-old best scorer in NBA past is most likely to bet Phoenix on Sunday-- which merely takes place to be Bronny's 20th birthday.Bronny James do with pair of aspects in the Lakers' 124-107 loss to the Timberwolves, missing his 1st 5 shots before bring in a layup with 56.9 seconds to participate in. But the 6-foot-2 shield also shut out three shots, and also he grabbed one rebound and also one aid while playing the first fifty percent of the 2nd one-fourth and also the majority of the fourth.Before they become the very first dad as well as son to play in the exact same NBA game, Bronny James recognizes he possesses plenty of work to accomplish. He acquired his initial chance to play in Lakers gold when he took the flooring to start the second quarter at Acrisure Sector outside Hand Springs.Playing together with starting Lakers point player D'Angelo Russell, Bronny received found out a pick on his very first protective belongings, making it possible for Rob Dillingham to attack an available 3-pointer. Bronny's elapsed was after that intercepted through Nickeil Alexander-Walker on the various other side, yet Bronny hustled back and obstructed his layup attempt.Bronny missed all three of his gos in the course of his initial six moments of action, including a 3-pointer. He got an assist when he discovered Rui Hachimura for a 3-pointer coming from the corner on a rapid break.Bronny gave back for the start of the 4th one-fourth, missing a jumper and also possessing a layup effort shut out. In the ultimate min, he received a successfully pass from fellow rookie Dalton Knecht and also looped a layup over a guardian for his first points.LeBron seemed keeping a conscious distance from Bronny during the video game, enabling his oldest boy to focus on his work. However LeBron communicated in detail to Bronny throughout a timeout halfway by means of the second one-fourth, clarifying something along with palm motions while Bronny nodded.Bronny James was the Lakers' second-round draft selection, and also he played in summer season organization in Sin city. He is expected to bet the Lakers in the preseason just before devoting a significant portion of the upcoming routine period with the G Game's South Bay Lakers." Of course there is actually nerves," Bronny mentioned after the Lakers' pregame shootaround. "But I'm only delighted to walk out there certainly as well as profit from individuals playing in front of me, and if I receive an odds to showcase what I can possibly do, I'm mosting likely to do that." As is traditional for less active gamers, LeBron mostly avoided coming from the Lakers' snuggles. He typically stood on the perimeter during timeouts along with Anthony Davis, who also sat out the preseason opener. Both superstars have been at training school in El Segundo." We believed that, provided everything they had this summertime, and also their level of participation over the past three times, it created the absolute most sense for them to get an off time today," Redick mentioned. "We informed all of them at shootaround to only remain off their feets." Redick stated Thursday that each LeBron James as well as Davis will certainly play in a minimum of one game this weekend break. Maximum Christie and Jaxson Hayes began in the celebrities' place against Minnesota along with Russell, Hachimura and Austin Reaves.Friday's group didn't appear discouraged as it put right into the 22-month-old stadium that serves at the home of the American Hockey Organization's Coachella Valley Firebirds. Dozens followers in gold Lakers shirts working with everyone coming from James to George Mikan hurried in to the property as well as down the steps in the reduced bowl for an up-close examine the pregame warmups." The beautiful aspect of the Lakers is that our experts have fans throughout the planet," Redick claimed. "The desert over right here is an expansion, I presume somehow, of our follower base in LA. It's a wonderful possibility for our group to play facing these fans tonight." James as well as Davis are sitting out the first of the Lakers' six preseason games as they steer back right into competition after a busy summer months. They signed up with the Lakers before the activity in street clothes.LeBron and Davis were actually both on the U.S. crew that gained a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, and also they walked to midcourt right prior to tipoff to greet Minnesota's Anthony Edwards, their Olympic teammate.Reporting by The Associated Press. [Want great tales supplied straight to your inbox? Develop or even visit to your FOX Sports account, observe games, teams and also gamers to obtain a tailored email list daily.] FOLLOW Follow your favorites to customize your FOX Athletics adventure LeBron James Los Angeles Lakers National Basketball Affiliation Receive much more coming from Los Angeles Lakers Follow your faves to obtain relevant information regarding activities, news as well as more.