.Bronny James played in his very first NBA preseason activity Friday evening, but LeBron James wasn't in outfit along with him when the Lakers hosted Minnesota in the very first of Los Angeles' pair of weekend break video games in the Coachella Valley.Lakers instructor JJ Redick selected to hold up LeBron James against the Timberwolves after 3 hard times of training camp, but the 39-year-old leading marker in NBA past is actually very likely to bet Phoenix on Sunday-- which simply occurs to become Bronny's 20th birthday.Bronny James do with pair of points in the Lakers' 124-107 loss to the Timberwolves, missing his very first 5 gos before creating a layup along with 56.9 secs to play. Yet the 6-foot-2 protection also blocked out 3 shots, and he got one rebound as well as one support while participating in the very first one-half of the 2nd one-fourth and also a lot of the fourth.Before they become the initial dad and also son to play in the exact same NBA video game, Bronny James understands he has a lot of job to do. He got his initial chance to play in Lakers gold when he took the flooring to begin the second fourth at Acrisure Field outside Hand Springs.Playing alongside beginning Lakers point guard D'Angelo Russell, Bronny received found out a badger his first protective possession, enabling Rob Dillingham to strike an available 3-pointer. Bronny's pass was actually at that point obstructed by Nickeil Alexander-Walker on the other end, however Bronny hustled back and blocked his layup attempt.Bronny missed out on all three of his shots during his very first six mins of action, including a 3-pointer. He picked up an aid when he located Rui Hachimura for a 3-pointer from the corner on a swift break.Bronny returned for the beginning of the 4th quarter, overlooking a jumper and also possessing a layup attempt shut out. In the last moment, he acquired a successfully pass from fellow novice Dalton Knecht and also looped a layup over a protector for his very first points.LeBron seemed maintaining a conscious distance coming from Bronny during the course of the video game, permitting his oldest son to concentrate on his project. But LeBron talked at length to Bronny during a timeout midway through the second quarter, explaining something along with hand motions while Bronny nodded.Bronny James was the Lakers' second-round draught choice, and also he played in summertime league in Sin city. He is assumed to play for the Lakers in the preseason before investing a considerable portion of the upcoming routine season along with the G Organization's South Gulf Lakers." Certainly there's nerves," Bronny pointed out after the Lakers' pregame shootaround. "But I'm just excited to head out there and also learn from the people playing facing me, as well as if I get a chance to feature what I may do, I'm visiting do that." As is actually common for less active gamers, LeBron largely kept away coming from the Lakers' clusters. He usually depended on the perimeter during the course of timeouts with Anthony Davis, that likewise sat out the preseason opener. Both super stars have actually gone to training camp in El Segundo." Our experts seemed like, offered every little thing they had this summer season, as well as their amount of participation over recent 3 times, it made one of the most feeling for all of them to get an off time today," Redick mentioned. "We told them at shootaround to only remain off their feet." Redick claimed Thursday that both LeBron James as well as Davis will certainly play in a minimum of one game this weekend. Maximum Christie and also Jaxson Hayes began in the super stars' area versus Minnesota together with Russell, Hachimura as well as Austin Reaves.Friday's group really did not seem discouraged as it poured in to the 22-month-old field that serves at the home of the American Hockey Organization's Coachella Lowland Firebirds. Thousands of enthusiasts in gold Lakers jerseys standing for everyone from James to George Mikan rushed into the structure and also down the steps in the lower dish for an up-close check out the pregame warmups." The stunning aspect of the Lakers is that our team possess enthusiasts all over the planet," Redick said. "The desert over here is actually an expansion, I presume in some ways, of our enthusiast bottom in LA. It is actually an excellent possibility for our team to play in front of these fans tonight." James as well as Davis are sitting out the 1st of the Lakers' six preseason games as they steer back into competitors after a busy summertime. They participated in the Lakers prior to the game in street clothes.LeBron as well as Davis were both on the U.S. staff that gained a gold award at the Paris Olympics, as well as they walked to midcourt right before tipoff to welcome Minnesota's Anthony Edwards, their Olympic teammate.Reporting by The Associated Press. [Want excellent stories provided straight to your inbox? Generate or visit to your FOX Sports account, adhere to leagues, staffs as well as gamers to receive a personalized newsletter daily.] Adhere to Observe your faves to customize your FOX Sports experience LeBron James Los Angeles Lakers National Basketball Association Obtain more from Los Angeles Lakers Observe your faves to acquire info concerning games, news and even more.