If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The 2024 NBA preseason tips off tonight, as the Los Angeles Lakers play the Minnesota Timberwolves in their first matchups of the fall. Tonight’s Lakers vs.
Timberwolves game takes place at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, California, and it marks the first in a season that will see LeBron James and his son and teammate Bronny James competing on the same court together. The Lakers and Timberwolves will also face each other again later this month for their first game of the regular season. “Of course, there are nerves,” Bronny James told reporters on Friday, per ESPN .
“Comes with everything. But I’m just excited to go out there and learn and learn from the people playing in front of me. And if I get a chance to showcase my game, then I’m going to do that to the best of my ability.
” LeBron, meantime, recently told Rolling Stone the advice he’s given his new teammate as Bronny starts the season. “The biggest thing I’ve told him is to stay focused and be himself,” James told Rolling Stone . “I’ve been on this journey for over two decades and have a blueprint to share for his own journey and his own abilities, and I’m excited to just be present for him [both] as a teammate and a father.
And beyond his career and as general advice for life: have fun.” Here’s how to watch the Lakers vs. Timberwolves NBA pre.