.Bronny James played in his 1st NBA preseason activity Friday night, however LeBron James had not been in uniform along with him when the Lakers held Minnesota in the 1st of Los Angeles' 2 weekend break video games in the Coachella Valley.Lakers train JJ Redick elected to hold up LeBron James versus the Timberwolves after 3 hard days of training camp, however the 39-year-old leading marker in NBA past history is actually probably to play against Phoenix on Sunday-- which merely takes place to be Bronny's 20th birthday.Bronny James finished with two points in the Lakers' 124-107 loss to the Timberwolves, missing his first five chances before creating a layup with 56.9 secs to play. However the 6-foot-2 guard likewise blocked three tries, and also he grabbed one rebound and also one help while playing the first one-half of the second fourth and also a lot of the fourth.Before they become the initial papa and also child to play in the same NBA video game, Bronny James understands he has lots of work to accomplish. He received his very first chance to play in Lakers gold when he took the flooring to start the 2nd quarter at Acrisure Sector outside Palm Springs.Playing along with beginning Lakers point player D'Angelo Russell, Bronny got caught on a pick on his initial defensive things, permitting Rob Dillingham to strike an open 3-pointer. Bronny's pass was actually then intercepted by Nickeil Alexander-Walker on the various other side, yet Bronny hustled back as well as blocked his layup attempt.Bronny missed out on all three of his gos during the course of his first 6 moments of action, including a 3-pointer. He got an assist when he found Rui Hachimura for a 3-pointer coming from the edge on a rapid break.Bronny returned for the begin of the 4th quarter, missing a jumper as well as having a layup attempt obstructed. In the final moment, he obtained a successfully pass coming from fellow rookie Dalton Knecht and knotted a layup over a guardian for his first points.LeBron appeared to be always keeping a mindful range from Bronny during the course of the activity, allowing his oldest child to pay attention to his task. But LeBron talked at length to Bronny in the course of a timeout halfway via the 2nd quarter, explaining one thing along with hand gestures while Bronny nodded.Bronny James was the Lakers' second-round draft pick, and he played in summer months league in Las Vegas. He is actually anticipated to play for the Lakers in the preseason prior to devoting a notable portion of the upcoming frequent season with the G League's South Bay Lakers." Obviously there's nerves," Bronny mentioned after the Lakers' pregame shootaround. "Yet I am actually merely excited to go out certainly there and also pick up from individuals playing before me, and also if I receive a possibility to feature what I can possibly do, I am actually heading to do that." As is common for inactive players, LeBron mainly steered clear from the Lakers' clusters. He typically based on the perimeter throughout timeouts along with Anthony Davis, who also remained the preseason opener. Each super stars have actually gone to training school in El Segundo." We seemed like, given every little thing they possessed this summer months, and their level of participation over the past 3 times, it produced the best feeling for them to get an off time today," Redick mentioned. "Our experts told them at shootaround to only stay off their feet." Redick mentioned Thursday that each LeBron James and Davis will certainly play in a minimum of one activity this weekend break. Maximum Christie and also Jaxson Hayes began in the celebrities' area versus Minnesota together with Russell, Hachimura as well as Austin Reaves.Friday's group really did not appear unhappy as it put in to the 22-month-old field that serves at the home of the American Hockey Game's Coachella Valley Firebirds. Numerous enthusiasts in gold Lakers jerseys working with everybody from James to George Mikan hurried into the property and also down the stairways in the reduced dish for an up-close take a look at the pregame warmups." The wonderful feature of the Lakers is actually that our company possess followers around the world," Redick pointed out. "The desert over right here is an expansion, I assume in some ways, of our enthusiast bottom in LA. It's a wonderful chance for our team to play before these supporters tonight." James as well as Davis are sitting out the very first of the Lakers' 6 preseason activities as they ease back right into competition after an active summertime. They signed up with the Lakers prior to the activity in street clothes.LeBron and Davis were both on the USA crew that succeeded a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, and also they walked to midcourt right before tipoff to greet Minnesota's Anthony Edwards, their Olympic teammate.Reporting by The Associated Push. [Want great stories supplied straight to your inbox? Make or log in to your FOX Sports account, observe organizations, teams and also players to acquire a customized newsletter daily.] Observe Follow your preferences to customize your FOX Athletics experience LeBron James Los Angeles Lakers National Baseball Organization Get a lot more coming from Los Angeles Lakers Observe your faves to receive relevant information regarding games, news and also even more.