.Bronny James played in his 1st NBA preseason game Friday night, but LeBron James had not been in uniform along with him when the Lakers held Minnesota in the initial of Los Angeles' two weekend break activities in the Coachella Valley.Lakers coach JJ Redick chose to hold up LeBron James versus the Timberwolves after three tough days of training school, but the 39-year-old best marker in NBA past history is actually likely to play against Phoenix on Sunday-- which merely happens to be Bronny's 20th birthday.Bronny James finished with two points in the Lakers' 124-107 reduction to the Timberwolves, missing his 1st 5 chances before creating a layup along with 56.9 seconds to play. However the 6-foot-2 protector likewise obstructed three tries, as well as he got one rebound and one aid while playing the 1st half of the second quarter as well as a lot of the fourth.Before they become the very first father as well as child to play in the same NBA video game, Bronny James knows he has lots of work to do. He received his 1st odds to play in Lakers gold when he took the floor to begin the second quarter at Acrisure Field outside Hand Springs.Playing along with beginning Lakers point guard D'Angelo Russell, Bronny acquired found out a pick on his initial protective ownership, enabling Rob Dillingham to hit an available 3-pointer. Bronny's successfully pass was after that obstructed by Nickeil Alexander-Walker on the various other side, however Bronny rushed back as well as obstructed his layup attempt.Bronny missed all three of his shots in the course of his first six moments of action, featuring a 3-pointer. He got an aid when he located Rui Hachimura for a 3-pointer from the edge on a rapid break.Bronny came back for the beginning of the 4th quarter, missing out on a jumper and also possessing a layup attempt blocked. In the last minute, he obtained a successfully pass from fellow rookie Dalton Knecht and also knotted a layup over a defender for his initial points.LeBron appeared to be keeping a mindful range from Bronny throughout the video game, permitting his earliest boy to concentrate on his job. Yet LeBron spoke in detail to Bronny during the course of a timeout midway via the second one-fourth, revealing one thing along with palm actions while Bronny nodded.Bronny James was actually the Lakers' second-round draft pick, and also he played in summertime organization in Sin city. He is expected to play for the Lakers in the preseason before spending a significant portion of the upcoming routine time along with the G Organization's South Bay Lakers." Obviously there's nerves," Bronny said after the Lakers' pregame shootaround. "However I'm simply delighted to walk out there as well as profit from the people playing in front of me, and if I obtain an odds to showcase what I may do, I'm going to perform that." As is normal for less active players, LeBron mainly stayed away from the Lakers' snuggles. He primarily depended on the border throughout timeouts with Anthony Davis, who also remained the preseason opener. Both super stars have actually been at training school in El Segundo." Our experts believed that, offered every thing they possessed this summer season, as well as their level of involvement over the past three times, it created one of the most sense for them to get an off day today," Redick pointed out. "We informed them at shootaround to simply remain off their feet." Redick mentioned Thursday that each LeBron James and also Davis will definitely play in a minimum of one game this weekend. Max Christie and also Jaxson Hayes started in the super stars' area against Minnesota along with Russell, Hachimura and Austin Reaves.Friday's group didn't seem to be disappointed as it put right into the 22-month-old field that provides at the home of the United States Hockey Organization's Coachella Lowland Firebirds. Dozens supporters in gold Lakers shirts working with everyone coming from James to George Mikan rushed into the structure and also down the stairways in the lower dish for an up-close examine the pregame warmups." The wonderful thing about the Lakers is that our experts have followers all around the world," Redick claimed. "The desert over right here is an extension, I presume somehow, of our supporter bottom in LA. It is actually an excellent option for our team to play in front of these fans tonight." James and Davis are actually sitting out the very first of the Lakers' six preseason video games as they steer back into competition after an active summer months. They participated in the Lakers prior to the game in road clothes.LeBron and also Davis were each on the united state team that succeeded a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, and also they walked to midcourt right just before tipoff to greet Minnesota's Anthony Edwards, their Olympic teammate.Reporting by The Associated Press. [Want wonderful stories delivered straight to your inbox? Develop or even visit to your FOX Sports account, observe games, teams and players to acquire a customized newsletter daily.] Observe Follow your favorites to tailor your FOX Athletics expertise LeBron James Los Angeles Lakers National Baseball Affiliation Acquire extra coming from Los Angeles Lakers Observe your faves to obtain details concerning games, updates as well as more.