Lakers, without LeBron James and Anthony Davis, drop preseason opener

PALM DESERT — With their two stars sidelined for rest, the Lakers opened preseason with a 124-107 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night at Acrisure Arena.
LeBron James and Anthony Davis sat out the first exhibition, with new coach JJ Redick citing their gold-medal run with Team USA at the Paris Olympics over the summer and their workload during training camp as the reason for them not playing.
The star duo not suiting up created more opportunities for other players on the rost