<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-the-unanimous-view-bronny-james-g-league-showcase');   ga('set', 'title', 'The ‘unanimous’ view on Lakers’ Bronny James at G League Showcase');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lakers-news-The-unanimous-view-on-Bronny-James-at-G-League-Showcase.jpg"></figure><h1>The ‘unanimous’ view on Lakers’ Bronny James at G League Showcase</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T08:03:27-08:00">December 23rd, 8:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T08:10:24-08:00">December 23rd, 8:10am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James hit the road again with his Bay Lakers teammates. After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-bronny-james-g-league-stat-line-sparks-wild-reactions">James’ 30-point performance in a 106-100 loss</a> versus the Valley Sun, he returned for another road trip. All eyes were on the Lakers’ second-round pick. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-why-bronny-james-playing-crazy-g-league-showcase">Bronny played in this year’s G League showcase</a>.</p><p>In a 120-104 victory against the Osceola Magic, James tallied six points on 3-for-7 shooting, seven assists, four rebounds, and one steal in 25 minutes. However, the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/bronny-james-health-lakers-5f709ee42df8ad09639ff51c7f9ef1f8" rel="noopener">unanimous opinion</a> on Bronny James is that he needs to spend more time in the G League, as per Associated Press’ Tim Reynolds.</p><p>https://apnews.com/article/bronny-james-health-lakers-5f709ee42df8ad09639ff51c7f9ef1f8</p><p>After Bronny’s second G League showcase game in Orlando, he discussed staying level-headed despite all the hype and commentary about his NBA career.</p><p>“[Noise from the outside] flies in one ear and out the other. … My family, my parents, they are extremely thankful that I’m not only able to play basketball but also just walk around and speak to other people. It’s a blessing to be able to play this sport that I love,” James said. “There’s a chance I wasn’t going to be able to. So I wake up, and I’m thankful for that every day.”</p><p>Still, the experiences he’s gone through have helped mold him into a better player.</p><p>“I’ve become resilient over these past couple of years fighting through injuries, mental illness, stuff like that,” James said. “Just, you know, coming in and working every day and staying the course.”</p><p>Seventeen months removed from going into cardiac arrest, it’s still a mental hurdle James faces daily.</p><p>“Trying to get past that,” James said. “It’s difficult, but I’m trying to work at it every day.”</p><h2><b>Bronny James extremely thankful to play for Lakers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lakers-rookie-Bronny-James-next-to-Lakers-superstar-LeBron-James.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After the health scare of going into cardiac arrest, Bronny James is not only grateful to be still playing basketball and to have a clean slate of health. It’s not something he takes for granted.</p><p>“My family, my parents, they are extremely thankful that I’m not only able to play basketball but also just walk around and speak to other people,” James said. “It’s a blessing to be able to play this sport that I love. There’s a chance I wasn’t going to be able to. So, I wake up and am thankful for that every day.”</p><p>Bronny will rejoin the Lakers for their game against the Pistons on Monday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The ‘unanimous’ view on Lakers’ Bronny James at G League Showcase

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kayla-nicole-comments-on-bronny-james-performance');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kayla Nicole comments on Bronny James’ performance');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Kayla-Nicole-comments-on-Bronny-James-performance.jpg"></figure><h1>Kayla Nicole comments on Bronny James’ performance</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T11:52:42-08:00">December 22nd, 11:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T11:52:42-08:00">December 22nd, 11:52am</time><address><a>Autumn Hawkins</a>Autumn Hawkins is an Associate Entertainment Editor at ClutchPoints. She enjoys writing about music, lifestyle, film, and television. When she's not writing, she is trying the newest makeup trend, reading a romance novel, or planning her next trip. She is also a proud member of the BeyHive.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kayla Nicole is team Bronny James. The sports journalist recently commented on Bronny’s performance after his best G League performance so far. The former USC point guard was the 55th draft pick of the Los Angeles Lakers but was later assigned to the South Bay Lakers.</p><p>Since his Nov. 9 G League debut, he’s been averaging 16.8 points per game on 41.3 percent shooting.  His highest-scoring game since being on the South Bay Lakers was his on-the-road game against Arizona where he made 30 points on 13-of-23.</p><p>Kayla Nicole <a href="https://thespun.com/nba/travis-kelces-ex-girlfriend-turns-heads-with-comment-about-bronny-james" rel="noopener">posted a photo</a> of Bronny on her Instagram Story with the caption, quoting Kendrick Lamar’s “Peekaboo,” “y’all ain’t talkin bout nothing.”</p><p>Her comments follow conversations about Bronny that criticized his performance in the NBA. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-shaquille-oneal-shares-honest-dream-bronny-james">Basketball legends Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley went viral</a> for their comments about Bronny who was the 55th pick in the NBA draft this year.</p><p>“He’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiRZFBVzZrU" rel="noopener">not ready to play </a>in the NBA right now,” Barkley said on their podcast ‘Inside the NBA’. “He should be in the G League, because he’s not ready to play in the NBA first and foremost.”</p><p>“Would have loved to see him play more. Now this [debut] is over,” O’Neal chimed in. “I think he focuses on getting better…Because of his last name we want him to be great but as LeBron said there are 450 of us [playing in the NBA] and there are only a few rookies that have came in and had a great impact immediately. [I’ve] known the kid a long time.”</p><p>Bronny’s coach, Lakers coach JJ Redick, has also weighed in on what the young star needs to do in to make a name for himself in the league.</p><p>“He’s got to get to the point where it’s okay to fail. I think he has a real reservation to fail,” Redick told reporters. “And I think a lot of that is, he’s had a camera on him since he was eight years old… He’s had attention on him. I’m cognizant of that. I think, once he develops that, he’s going to take off.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-bronny-james-felt-during-historic-debut-with-lebron">Bronny made his historic debut alongside his father, LeBron James</a>, back in October. It was the first time ever that a son and father played together in the same game and on the same team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kayla Nicole comments on Bronny James’ performance

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-why-bronny-james-playing-crazy-g-league-showcase');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Lakers’ Bronny James is playing in ‘crazy’ G League Showcase');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Why-Bronny-James-played-in-crazy-G-League-Showcase.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Lakers’ Bronny James is playing in ‘crazy’ G League Showcase</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T12:33:04-08:00">December 19th, 12:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T12:52:35-08:00">December 19th, 12:52pm</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Bronny James’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-bronny-james-to-make-g-league-road-debut">G League playing status has been a frequent point of discussion</a> early this season. It was initially reported that the Los Angeles Lakers guard would not play in road games with the South Bay Lakers. However, in an apparent change of heart by the organization, he took the floor for his first road appearances earlier this week.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bronny-james-gives-take-his-process-so-far-exclusive">James will continue to travel with South Bay</a> during the G League showcase, which will take place in Orlando, Flordia from Dec. 19-22. At the event, the Lakers rookie revealed his reasoning behind playing in road games.</p><p>“I’m just trying to come get reps in the G-League,” James told ClutchPoints. “I know I won’t get as much time with the big team, so just trying to come with my guys and get reps and get better every day… Just overall trying to get better as a player and a person.”</p><p>The G League showcase is a closed event where over 200 players will play in front of NBA scouts and general managers.</p><h2><b>Lakers’ Bronny James continues road G League stint at Winter Showcase</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bronny-James.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Over 100 players have earned NBA call-ups during or immediately after the last 19 Showcases. All 31 G League teams descend upon Orlando for the event, where they are separated into four regional groups before potentially advancing to a knockout round.</p><p>“It seems like an AAU tournament, to be honest. It’s a crazy environment. There’s amazing competition here,” James said of the event.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-bronny-james-nervous-g-league-warning">James has split time between the NBA and G League</a> with the Lakers this season. He <a href="https://x.com/SLAMonline/status/1869836156155900110" rel="noopener">made his first appearance at the winter showcase</a> on Thursday, posting 16 points on 5-of-15 shooting with four rebounds, five assists, three steals and six turnovers during a 98-90 loss to the Greensboro Swarm.</p><p>The second-round pick has averaged 14.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.5 turnovers per game on 37 percent shooting from the field and 23.3 percent from three over six G League appearances.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Lakers’ Bronny James is playing in ‘crazy’ G League Showcase

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-lakers-wont-trade-lebron-james-bronny-james-anthony-davis');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Lakers won’t trade LeBron, Bronny James, Anthony Davis');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lakers-wont-trade-LeBron-Bronny-James-Anthony-Davis.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Lakers won’t trade LeBron, Bronny James, Anthony Davis</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-17T10:59:02-08:00">December 17th, 10:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-17T10:59:02-08:00">December 17th, 10:59am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday evening, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-is-lebron-james-playing-grizzlies-latest-injury-update">LeBron James returned</a> to the lineup after an extended absence and played <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-anthony-davis-jj-redick-reveal-lebron-james-fuel-win-grizzlies">well in the Los Angeles Lakers’ impressive home win</a> over the Memphis Grizzlies. Memphis came into the game as winners of 11 out of their last 12 games, but looked like no match for a Lakers squad that is finally starting to get healthy again.</p><p>Despite the impressive performance, the Lakers are still expected to be active on this year’s trade market in hopes of improving their roster, and recently, Jovan Buha of The Athletic shed some light on the few players who will <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5995808/2024/12/17/lakers-trade-season-primer-nba/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nbatw&amp;source=nbatw" rel="noopener">likely be safe</a> from those talks at this year’s deadline.</p><p>“Two players who almost certainly won’t be traded, barring them asking out of Los Angeles, are Davis ($43.2 million) and James ($48.7 million),” reported Buha.</p><p>James of course has a no-trade clause in his contract which he would have to waive in order to be moved in the first place. However, the team has given no indication that they plan to move on from the James-Davis era anytime soon, per Buha.</p><p>“Despite the recent groundswell from certain media and fans to blow up the roster, the Lakers are not currently considering trading either superstar, according to team and league sources. They want to bolster their supporting cast and continue building around Davis and James,” reported Buha.</p><p>There’s also another name that will likely be safe from those talks.</p><p>“Bronny James ($1.2 million) would not be included in a trade that doesn’t include LeBron, team and league sources told <i>The Athletic</i>,” added Buha.</p><h2><b>Can the Lakers make a significant move?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/James-vs-the-Grizzlies.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Over the last couple of offseasons, Rob Pelinka and company haven’t given much indication that they are fully all-in on maximizing their roster around LeBron James and Anthony Davis at the expense of future draft capital.</p><p>They indicated as much this past offseason by bringing back virtually the exact same roster that was eliminated in five games by the Denver Nuggets in last year’s first round.</p><p>Still, there could be some trades that would potentially help the Lakers on the margins, including perhaps some more defensive prowess to help out Anthony Davis on that side of the court.</p><p>In any case, the Lakers will next take the floor on Thursday evening for the first of a two-game set vs the Sacramento Kings on the road. That game is slated to tip off at 10:00 PM ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Lakers won’t trade LeBron, Bronny James, Anthony Davis

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bronny-james-gives-take-his-process-so-far-exclusive');   ga('set', 'title', 'Exclusive: Bronny James gives take on his process so far');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/0Bronny-James-gives-take-on-his-process-so-far0.jpg"></figure><h1>Exclusive: Bronny James gives take on his process so far</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-14T06:24:50-08:00">December 14th, 6:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-14T06:24:50-08:00">December 14th, 6:24am</time><address><a>Raj Chipalu</a>Raj Chipalu grew up in Los Angeles and spends all his time at the gym or watching basketball. Raj has been a Lakers fan his whole life, and he has been posting and creating content about basketball for the last five years. He has been credentialed for the G League, WNBA, and player-hosted events.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Exclusive</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Following a<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-bronny-james-injury-update-la-road-trip"> long absence of recovering from a left heel contusion</a>, it was announced that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-bronny-james-to-make-g-league-road-debut">Bronny James would play in his first road game</a> for the G League South Bay Lakers. The whole process surrounding his situation has been heavily scrutinized since his draft selection. Many questioned whether there was any semblance of a developmental plan in place.</p><p>In a ClutchPoints exclusive interview, Bronny discussed how he feels that process has gone.</p><p>“Yeah, I think it’s good. Just game by game, trying to learn everything I can. Always just staying aggressive. Playing my game. Playing for my teammates and coaches. It’s been good so far”</p><p>Bronny has suited up in only five of the team’s 15 games, splitting time with the Lakers and South Bay. Following the opening night moment when he and his father, LeBron James, made history, his minutes with the parent team have been relegated to garbage time situations. Those minutes do little to help the basketball player grow.</p><p>No matter how you envision his career panning out, deciding to sit him out of road games was a mistake. Staying down in the G-League will quiet some of the naysayers.</p><p>Bronny’s recent play also did a lot of talking. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-bronny-james-g-league-stat-line-sparks-wild-reactions">He dropped a career-high 30 points</a> on an efficient 13-23 from the field in the first of a back-to-back against the Valley Suns. His previous high was 16, recorded just a few days before in a home win against the San Diego Clippers.</p><p>He had been 0-of-10 from shots outside the arc to start the season but knocked down three in a row right away. While carrying the South Bay Lakers offense, he showed off the athleticism people hoped for coming out of USC. He slipped back door for <a href="https://x.com/nbagleague/status/1867683573047632207" rel="noopener">a fantastic alley-oop</a> in the half court. Followed it with an <a href="https://x.com/RajChipalu/status/1867423146825113700" rel="noopener">impressive late-game block</a> called and reviewed as a foul. The intangibles in the genes mixed with the athleticism started to pop.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Poetry in motion! <a href="https://twitter.com/Lakers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Lakers</a> rookie Bronny James got UP for an alley-oop slam as part of a career-high 30-point night while on assignment with the <a href="https://twitter.com/SouthBayLakers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SouthBayLakers</a> </p><p>Catch Bronny and South Bay in action again vs. <a href="https://twitter.com/GLeagueSuns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GLeagueSuns</a> TONIGHT at 9 PM/ET on <a href="https://twitter.com/Tubi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Tubi</a> <a href="https://t.co/AhYdusUkAk">pic.twitter.com/AhYdusUkAk</a></p><p>— NBA G League (@nbagleague) <a href="https://twitter.com/nbagleague/status/1867683573047632207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>From fading shots in the paint to pull-up threes, the jumper showed as much promise as ever. He filled up the stat sheet with remarkable contact finishes at the rim, even letting out some emotion.</p><p>Attacking the basket opens everything up, Bronny says.</p><p>“Just getting downhill. It opens up everything for me. Still got to kick down more threes but just staying aggressive on the offense end, and building that energy up for the defensive end.”</p><p>The handle looks tighter, and you can see the confidence grow—all things you would expect from a player who missed a year due to a cardiac health issue. The Lakers and his believers hope the pedigree and first-round potential returns with every repetition.</p><p>Bronny followed it up with his third straight double-digit night. A couple of pull-up threes got him 16 points, but he struggled to find the mark with a 6-of-20 shooting game.  These highs and lows fill the road to a productive NBA player.</p><p>Whether Bronny turns into an NBA player won’t be answered this year, but minutes in the G-League is undoubtedly the quickest path to get there.</p><p>The Lakers signed Bronny to a four-year deal this summer. How many of those will be next to LeBron remains to be seen, but a big part of the developmental process is the unwavering support shown on the sidelines. LeBron and the James family have been there for all three home games so far. That support is everything, says Bronny.</p><p>“It means a lot. He’s been there since I’ve been playing in middle school, so it’s always good to have him give me pointers or just overlook me playing the game I love.”</p><p>With Bronny set to spend more time with South Bay, we should see LeBron on many more sidelines in El Segundo.</p><h2><b>What’s next for Bronny James?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bronny-James-with-the-Lakers.jpg"><figcaption>John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The G League will host their winter showcase in Orlando from December 19-22.  The next regular season game for South Bay is a back-to-back in Cleveland on December 27-28.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
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