.Bronny James played in his initial NBA preseason video game Friday evening, but LeBron James wasn't in attire with him when the Lakers threw Minnesota in the 1st of Los Angeles' pair of weekend break games in the Coachella Valley.Lakers trainer JJ Redick selected to hold out LeBron James against the Timberwolves after 3 difficult times of training camp, however the 39-year-old top marker in NBA past is actually most likely to play against Phoenix on Sunday-- which only occurs to be Bronny's 20th birthday.Bronny James finished with pair of points in the Lakers' 124-107 loss to the Timberwolves, skipping his initial five chances prior to creating a layup with 56.9 seconds to play. However the 6-foot-2 protection additionally obstructed 3 tries, and also he got one rebound as well as one assist while playing the first half of the 2nd quarter and also most of the fourth.Before they become the initial father and child to play in the very same NBA game, Bronny James knows he has plenty of work to accomplish. He acquired his very first chance to play in Lakers gold when he took the flooring to begin the 2nd one-fourth at Acrisure Arena outside Palm Springs.Playing along with starting Lakers point guard D'Angelo Russell, Bronny received caught on a tease his very first protective possession, permitting Rob Dillingham to hit an open 3-pointer. Bronny's pass was actually then obstructed by Nickeil Alexander-Walker on the various other side, however Bronny rushed back and blocked his layup attempt.Bronny skipped all three of his tries throughout his first six moments of action, including a 3-pointer. He got a help when he found Rui Hachimura for a 3-pointer from the section on a fast break.Bronny sent back for the start of the fourth quarter, overlooking a jumper and possessing a layup attempt blocked. In the final min, he received an elapsed coming from fellow newbie Dalton Knecht as well as looped a layup over a protector for his 1st points.LeBron appeared to be always keeping a conscious distance coming from Bronny throughout the game, allowing his earliest kid to concentrate on his work. However LeBron talked in detail to Bronny during the course of a timeout halfway via the second quarter, describing something with hand gestures while Bronny nodded.Bronny James was the Lakers' second-round draft choice, as well as he played in summer organization in Sin city. He is expected to play for the Lakers in the preseason just before spending a substantial portion of the upcoming normal period along with the G League's South Bay Lakers." Obviously there's nerves," Bronny pointed out after the Lakers' pregame shootaround. "But I am actually simply delighted to walk out there and pick up from individuals playing facing me, and also if I obtain an odds to display what I can do, I'm heading to perform that." As is typical for inactive gamers, LeBron mostly kept away from the Lakers' cuddles. He mainly stood on the perimeter in the course of timeouts along with Anthony Davis, that also remained the preseason opener. Both super stars have been at training school in El Segundo." Our company thought that, given every thing they possessed this summer season, as well as their degree of engagement over the past 3 days, it created the best sense for all of them to get an off time today," Redick pointed out. "We informed them at shootaround to merely stay off their feets." Redick said Thursday that each LeBron James and also Davis will definitely play in at least one video game this weekend break. Max Christie and Jaxson Hayes began in the celebrities' area against Minnesota alongside Russell, Hachimura and Austin Reaves.Friday's group failed to seem let down as it poured into the 22-month-old stadium that offers at the home of the United States Hockey League's Coachella Lowland Firebirds. Numerous fans in gold Lakers shirts exemplifying everyone coming from James to George Mikan hurried in to the structure as well as down the stairs in the reduced bowl for an up-close consider the pregame warmups." The attractive feature of the Lakers is that our company have supporters throughout the globe," Redick stated. "The desert over below is actually an expansion, I presume somehow, of our follower base in LA. It's a great opportunity for our group to play facing these fans tonight." James and also Davis are sitting out the initial of the Lakers' six preseason games as they steer back right into competition after an occupied summer season. They signed up with the Lakers before the game in street clothes.LeBron and Davis were both on the USA staff that gained a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, as well as they walked to midcourt right just before tipoff to welcome Minnesota's Anthony Edwards, their Olympic teammate.Reporting by The Associated Press. [Want great accounts delivered straight to your inbox? Develop or visit to your FOX Athletics account, follow leagues, teams as well as gamers to receive a tailored newsletter daily.] Observe Follow your preferences to customize your FOX Athletics knowledge LeBron James Los Angeles Lakers National Baseball Association Receive much more from Los Angeles Lakers Observe your preferences to acquire info regarding games, news and even more.