Bronny James may not ever be anything other than LeBron James’ son on a basketball court. That’s the pressure of being the son of arguably the greatest to ever play basketball not named Michael Jordan while being a basketball player yourself.
There were cries of nepotism when the Los Angeles Lakers selected James in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft despite his 4.8 points averaged in 25 games at USC.
Bronny has averaged just 4.7 minutes per game this season as a bench player for the Lakers. He has spent the majority of the season playing for their G League affiliate. When he does get in for the Lakers, he doesn’t produce much (just 1.6 points per contest), and after one game, in particular, he (or, rather, his father) was called out by ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith.
“I am pleading with LeBron James as a father: Stop this. We all know that Bronny James is in the NBA because of his dad,” the bombastic talking head said on “First Take.”
