Bronny James made history last month when he and his dad, the legendary LeBron James, became the first father-son duo to play together in a NBA game.
Bronny James's initial stint at the NBA level, however, was a short one as he was sent down to the franchise's G League team, the South Bay Lakers, last week. He scored six points with four assists and five turnovers in his debut this past Saturday.
Bronny James will not be traveling with the team for road games, which is something ESPN's Brian Windhorst broke down on his podcast this week:
“He’s only going to play in the South Bay Lakers’ home games," Windhorst said. "He’s only going to kind of be a part-time G League player, and he’s not getting on United Airlines to fly to these road games. I know he’s getting somewhat special treatment and nepotism. That’s fine; honestly, I don’t care. Like I said, it’s normal. Now, I think it’s actually detrimental to him. I don’t like that. I don’t know whose idea it was, but obviously, the Lakers are fine with it—they’re doing it. On this particular instance, I think that’s gone too far, and I don’t think it benefits Bronny. I don’t think it benefits the South Bay Lakers, and I don’t think it benefits LeBron at this point.”
Here's the audio of that:
"I'm gonna apply the brakes on my 'everything's fine' on the Bronny front..."👀
— Chris Gorman (@GormanChristoph) November 13, 2024
- Brian Windhorst[@WindhorstESPN]
Had enough of the Hollywood #LakeShow ??#NBA pic.twitter.com/BKVYk8Def5
The NBA world is not impressed with that plan and agree with Windhorst that it's a mess:
This is really dumb by the Lakers, they are hurting Bronny more than helping him. I don't even get the reasoning by it. Just flat out dumb. https://t.co/wPfjbA1qa4
— Mo Dakhil (@MoDakhil_NBA) November 13, 2024
What a joke https://t.co/rpX8mAEbKn
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) November 13, 2024
My thought all along has been that I don’t feel like this who process has been good for the kid, but is in service to LeBron’s ego. (And yes, familial love in some way.) This reinforces that. https://t.co/h5IZqNnfk8
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) November 13, 2024
This situation is a disgrace. https://t.co/BONoleBhv3
— Sam McKee (@SamAMcKee) November 13, 2024
This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever read.
— Sean Murphy (@seanhalfcourt) November 13, 2024
Kid gloves are off. Bronny isn't 1/10th good enough to justify this. He needs EVERY REP he can get.
Not to mention the growth for the G League that they're just blatantly disregarding.
Idiotic is too kind for this. https://t.co/8SV7cxUgE5
Bronny should play the entire G-League season, including away games! This is nonsense. This young man needs time on the floor to develop consistently…. https://t.co/szlN3ukyLL
— Maliika Walker (@maliikawalker) November 13, 2024
Lakers don’t actually care about developing Bronny and this makes that crystal clear. https://t.co/x5M4nHRfuv
— 5k (@iLoveShawn5000) November 13, 2024
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Lakers Ripped Over New Report About Special Plan for Bronny James.
