.Bronny James played in his initial NBA preseason activity Friday night, however LeBron James wasn't in outfit along with him when the Lakers hosted Minnesota in the first of Los Angeles' two weekend break video games in the Coachella Valley.Lakers trainer JJ Redick elected to hold out LeBron James versus the Timberwolves after three difficult days of training camp, yet the 39-year-old leading marker in NBA history is very likely to play against Phoenix on Sunday-- which merely takes place to become Bronny's 20th birthday.Bronny James finished with pair of factors in the Lakers' 124-107 loss to the Timberwolves, overlooking his very first five shots before making a layup with 56.9 seconds to play. However the 6-foot-2 protection additionally shut out three gos, as well as he got one rebound and also one help while participating in the first half of the 2nd quarter and the majority of the fourth.Before they end up being the first father and child to play in the same NBA video game, Bronny James understands he has plenty of job to carry out. He got his initial chance to play in Lakers gold when he took the flooring to begin the second one-fourth at Acrisure Field outside Palm Springs.Playing together with starting Lakers point guard D'Angelo Russell, Bronny got caught on a badger his very first defensive property, allowing Rob Dillingham to hit an available 3-pointer. Bronny's successfully pass was at that point obstructed through Nickeil Alexander-Walker on the various other side, but Bronny rushed back and also blocked his layup attempt.Bronny missed out on all three of his chances throughout his very first 6 mins of action, featuring a 3-pointer. He picked up an aid when he discovered Rui Hachimura for a 3-pointer from the section on a prompt break.Bronny sent back for the begin of the 4th quarter, missing a jumper and also having a layup try obstructed. In the ultimate moment, he received a pass from fellow rookie Dalton Knecht and looped a layup over a protector for his 1st points.LeBron seemed maintaining a cautious span coming from Bronny during the course of the activity, enabling his oldest child to concentrate on his project. However LeBron communicated at length to Bronny in the course of a timeout midway through the 2nd fourth, describing one thing with palm actions while Bronny nodded.Bronny James was the Lakers' second-round draught pick, and also he played in summertime organization in Las Vegas. He is actually expected to play for the Lakers in the preseason before devoting a considerable section of the upcoming frequent season along with the G League's South Bay Lakers." Naturally there is actually nerves," Bronny pointed out after the Lakers' pregame shootaround. "However I'm just excited to head out certainly there and gain from the people playing facing me, as well as if I obtain an odds to display what I can possibly do, I'm visiting do that." As is actually traditional for non-active gamers, LeBron mainly kept away from the Lakers' gathers. He mainly stood on the boundary during the course of timeouts along with Anthony Davis, that additionally remained the preseason opener. Both superstars have actually been at training camp in El Segundo." Our company believed that, given every thing they possessed this summertime, and their amount of involvement over the past three days, it made the best feeling for them to obtain an off day today," Redick mentioned. "Our experts informed them at shootaround to merely keep off their feets." Redick claimed Thursday that each LeBron James as well as Davis will play in at the very least one game this weekend. Max Christie as well as Jaxson Hayes started in the celebrities' spot versus Minnesota together with Russell, Hachimura and also Austin Reaves.Friday's group didn't appear unhappy as it put right into the 22-month-old field that offers at the home of the United States Hockey League's Coachella Lowland Firebirds. Thousands of fans in gold Lakers jerseys representing every person coming from James to George Mikan rushed in to the building as well as down the stairways in the reduced bowl for an up-close consider the pregame warmups." The wonderful aspect of the Lakers is that we possess fans all over the planet," Redick mentioned. "The desert over listed here is an extension, I assume somehow, of our fan bottom in LA. It is actually a terrific possibility for our team to play before these enthusiasts tonight." James as well as Davis are remaining the 1st of the Lakers' six preseason activities as they ease back in to competition after an active summer months. They participated in the Lakers prior to the activity in road clothes.LeBron and Davis were actually each on the U.S. group that won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, as well as they walked to midcourt right just before tipoff to greet Minnesota's Anthony Edwards, their Olympic teammate.Reporting by The Associated Push. [Want fantastic tales provided right to your inbox? Generate or even visit to your FOX Athletics account, comply with organizations, teams as well as players to receive an individualized newsletter daily.] Comply with Follow your favorites to tailor your FOX Sports knowledge LeBron James Los Angeles Lakers National Baseball Association Receive a lot more coming from Los Angeles Lakers Observe your favorites to receive information about activities, information as well as additional.