<!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/nba-stories/nba-news-kevin-garnetts-reaction-bronny-james-cooper-flagg-showdown');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kevin Garnett’s hyped reaction to looming Bronny James-Cooper Flagg showdown');   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/2025/04/Garnett-at-a-ceremony.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kevin Garnett’s hyped reaction to looming Bronny James-Cooper Flagg showdown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-28T21:59:51-07:00">June 28th, 9:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-28T22:00:29-07:00">June 28th, 10:00pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2025 Las Vegas NBA Summer League is set to tip off on July 5, but all eyes are already locked on the marquee matchup scheduled for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/nba-news-potential-cooper-flagg-bronny-james-faceoff-gets-date">July 10 at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN</a>, a faceoff between <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-dallas-officially-selects-cooper-flagg-2025-nba-draft">Dallas Mavericks’ No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg</a> and second-year Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James. The anticipated duel has caught the attention of NBA legend Kevin Garnett, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/tic_pix/3665159953372995470/" rel="noopener">who took to Instagram to express his excitement</a>.</p><p>“Awwwww S**t… just got the summer league schedule and I see that got BRONNY VS THE FLAG.. FIRST NIGHT TYPE ISHHHH… yooooo the energy in the building is about to be crazy,” Garnett wrote. “YESSS LET’S GET THIS THANG STARTED.. I need to see it.”</p><p>Flagg, selected first overall in the 2025 NBA Draft by the Mavericks, enters the Summer League following a dominant freshman season at Duke. The 6-foot-9 forward led the Blue Devils across all major statistical categories, averaging 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks over 37 games. Even with an ankle injury sidelining him for part of the ACC Tournament, Flagg returned strong, notching 27 points and seven rebounds in a Final Four loss to the Houston Cougars.</p><p>James, who was picked 55th overall in the 2024 NBA Draft, had a limited rookie season with the Lakers. He appeared in 27 NBA games, averaging 6.7 minutes, 2.3 points, and 0.7 rebounds. However, his G-League numbers with the South Bay Lakers told a different story, as in 11 games, James averaged 21.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 5.3 assists, showcasing the development that earned him a return spot on the Lakers’ Summer League roster.</p><p>The matchup gains further intensity considering the February trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers and Anthony Davis to the Mavericks, ramping up the rivalry between the two franchises.</p><p>Garnett’s excitement follows his past praise for both players. On his podcast with Paul Pierce, he commended Flagg’s <a href="https://www.talkbasket.net/186709-kevin-garnett-on-cooper-flagg-we-aint-have-no-badass-cold-ass-white-boy-like-this-in-a-long-time" rel="noopener">star power</a>, stating, “We ain’t had no bada**, cold a** white boy like this in a long time.”</p><p>Kevin Garnett has also shown consistent support for Bronny, particularly during the guard’s G-League performances.</p><p>The Lakers-Mavericks game will be part of a doubleheader that also features the San Antonio Spurs vs. Philadelphia 76ers, with top prospects Dylan Harper and VJ Edgecombe also taking the court. All 30 NBA teams are participating in the 11-day event.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Garnett’s hyped reaction to looming Bronny James-Cooper Flagg showdown

<!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/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-dylan-harper-opens-up-learning-bronny-james-shedeur-sanders');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ Dylan Harper opens up on learning from Bronny James, Shedeur Sanders');   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/2025/06/San-Antonio-Spurs-guard-Dylan-Harper.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Spurs’ Dylan Harper opens up on learning from Bronny James, Shedeur Sanders</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-27T12:38:51-07:00">June 27th, 12:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T12:38:51-07:00">June 27th, 12:38pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dylan Harper entered the 2025 NBA Draft as one of the top prospects. He and Duke forward Cooper Flagg were the consensus choices on mock drafts everywhere. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/live-2025-nba-draft-grades-every-1st-round-pick-trade">Harper was a no-brainer for the San Antonio Spurs at No. 2</a>. However, Harper and his Rutgers teammate, Ace Bailey, were scrutinized for months leading up to the draft.</p><p>Harper spoke about the pre-draft process with Carmelo Anthony on Thursday’s episode of <i>7PM in Brooklyn.</i> When he talked about how he approached the overwhelming attention he received, Harper credited two other young stars.</p><p>Bronny James and Shedeur Sanders were both placed under the media’s microscope. However, each of them tackled it in different ways. Harper observed each and used their experience to <a href="https://youtu.be/-sCEpKWqIM4?t=3171" rel="noopener">inform his own decisions.</a></p><p>“I mean just learning. I think learning how to carry yourself go about certain things but at the end of the day like everyone is their own person. So like Bronny, he ain’t the most out loud spoken guy like Shedeur, very quiet,” Harper said about the stars that came before him. “But he still gets the same backlash gets. So at the end of the day you’re still going to get the backlash no matter what you do, whether it’s right wrong or anything else. So just having that mindset that like we’re the next generation of these superstar kids and there’s always going to be a spotlight on us no matter what and just going with that mindset just like being you honestly that’s how I look just being me.”</p><p>Sanders and James are both sons of legends in their sport. While Harper is also the son of a former NBA player, Ron Harper is not as popular as LeBron James or Deion Sanders. The journey before and through the draft process helped <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-dylan-harper-a-roller-coaster-ride-of-emotions-after-going-no-2">Harper deal with the stress</a> that comes with his popularity.</p><p>Harper joins the Spurs’ young core, where he will continue to learn from De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle. The No. 2 pick figures to be one of the best players from the 2025 draft. The thing that sets him apart from others is his maturity. If he maintains his growth mindset, the sky’s the limit.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Dylan Harper opens up on learning from Bronny James, Shedeur Sanders

<!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/lakers-news-la-makes-final-bronny-james-summer-league-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers make final Bronny James Summer League decision');   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/2025/03/Lakers-guard-Bronny-James.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Lakers make final Bronny James Summer League decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-27T12:15:26-07:00">June 27th, 12:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T12:15:56-07:00">June 27th, 12:15pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers have <a href="https://x.com/TheSteinLine/status/1938653344555291112" rel="noopener">officially confirmed</a> that second-year guard Bronny James will play for their NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line.</p><p>James, 20, returns to Summer League after participating in four games during his rookie offseason. Selected 55th overall by the Lakers in the 2024 NBA Draft, he averaged 8.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.0 assist on 35% shooting in last year’s showcase.</p><p>During the 2024–25 season, James split time between the Lakers and their G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers. He saw limited action in the NBA, appearing in 27 games and averaging 2.3 points in 6.7 minutes per game. However, he found considerable success in the G-League. Across 11 games, he posted 21.9 points, 5.4 assists, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.9 steals while shooting 44% from the field and 38% from three in 34.1 minutes per contest.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bronny James is confirmed to play for the Lakers’ summer league team in Las Vegas, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheSteinLine</a>, with Mavericks vs. Lakers set for ESPN at 8 PM EST on July 10.</p><p>More NBA from me: <a href="https://t.co/jkBEbr3Onp">https://t.co/jkBEbr3Onp</a> <a href="https://t.co/c8Sv6Vw4It">https://t.co/c8Sv6Vw4It</a></p><p>— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1938653344555291112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Bronny James joins Lakers’ Summer League roster ahead of opener vs. Mavericks and No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg</b></h2><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/nba-news-potential-cooper-flagg-bronny-james-faceoff-gets-date">Lakers are set to open Summer League play on July 10 against Cooper Flagg</a> and the Dallas Mavericks. Flagg, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, will make his highly anticipated debut in the 8:00 p.m. ET matchup on ESPN.</p><p>Joining James on the Lakers’ Summer League roster are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/los-angeles-lakers-nba-draft-grade-no-36-pick">Adou Thiero, a second-round selection in the 2025 NBA Draft</a>, along with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-la-signings-nba-draft">two-way signee Eric Dixon and RJ Davis</a>, who signed an Exhibit 10 contract. The team’s participation in Las Vegas offers an opportunity to evaluate young talent ahead of training camp and preseason decisions.</p><p>The Lakers continue to emphasize player development, with James’ progress drawing particular interest given his family ties and notable improvement in the G League. His performance in Las Vegas will help determine his role heading into the 2025–26 NBA season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers make final Bronny James Summer League decision

<!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/dallas-mavericks/nba-news-potential-cooper-flagg-bronny-james-faceoff-gets-date');   ga('set', 'title', 'Potential Cooper Flagg-Bronny James faceoff gets a date');   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/2025/02/IMG_1256.jpeg"></figure><h1>Potential Cooper Flagg-Bronny James faceoff gets a date</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-26T20:56:59-07:00">June 26th, 8:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-26T20:56:59-07:00">June 26th, 8:56pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA has officially set the stage for one of the most anticipated <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/10-worst-performances-by-a-lottery-pick-in-the-nba-summer-league">Summer League matchups</a> in recent memory, as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-dallas-officially-selects-cooper-flagg-2025-nba-draft">No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks</a> could face <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-2024-nba-draft-grade-for-bronny-james">second-year guard Bronny James of the Los Angeles Lakers</a>.</p><p>The showdown is scheduled for July 10 at 8:00 p.m. ET, live on ESPN, as part of the <a href="https://x.com/YahooSports/status/1938408548465049911" rel="noopener">opening doubleheader</a> of the 2025 Las Vegas NBA Summer League.</p><p>Flagg, who entered the draft after a dominant one-and-done season at Duke, was selected first overall by the Mavericks. During his only college season, Flagg led Duke in every major statistical category with 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game, drawing comparisons to elite two-way stars like Kawhi Leonard. His debut is highly anticipated, especially given his rare combination of size, skill, and defensive skills at just 18 years old.</p><p>Although Dallas hasn’t revealed the full Summer League rotation, Flagg is expected to headline the Mavericks’ roster. He could potentially be joined by forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper for several games. The game with the Lakers gains added intrigue from the recent blockbuster trade in February that saw Luka Doncic head to Los Angeles and Anthony Davis move to the Mavericks, deepening the rivalry between the two franchises.</p><p>On the opposing bench, Bronny James returns to Summer League action for the Lakers after a year of development. The No. 55 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, James had limited exposure during the NBA season, appearing in just 27 games, but showed significant promise in the G-League with the South Bay Lakers. In 11 games, he averaged 21.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 5.3 assists, silencing many early critics.</p><p>Though the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/los-angeles-lakers-nba-draft-grade-no-36-pick">Lakers didn’t have a first-round pick in 2025</a>, the team’s Summer League roster is expected to include second-round selection Adou Thiero and other undrafted prospects. Last summer, the Lakers ended their Vegas stint strong, winning their final three games after two opening losses.</p><p>The game is part of a Summer League doubleheader that will also feature the San Antonio Spurs and Philadelphia 76ers, showcasing Dylan Harper (No. 2 overall) and V.J. Edgecombe (No. 3 overall), respectively. All 30 NBA teams will participate in the 11-day event.</p><p>Despite his loyalty to the Lakers and his son, LeBron James publicly praised Cooper Flagg before the draft, noting the young star’s versatile game and the championship-level mentorship he would receive in Dallas under Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, Anthony Davis, and Jason Kidd.</p><p>With two of the league’s most talked-about young players on opposing sides, July 10 promises a must-watch clash.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Potential Cooper Flagg-Bronny James faceoff gets a date

<!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/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-rumors-rival-exec-no-doubt-bronny-james-prediction');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers rumors: Rival exec makes ‘no doubt’ Bronny James prediction');   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/2025/06/James-vs-the-Timberwolves-1.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Lakers rumors: Rival exec makes ‘no doubt’ Bronny James prediction</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-01T10:55:14-07:00">June 1st, 10:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-01T10:55:14-07:00">June 1st, 10:55am</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>Recently, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/los-angeles-lakers-most-to-blame-for-pathetic-series-loss-to-timberwolves">Los Angeles Lakers’ season came to an unceremonious end</a> with a Game 5 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs. The defeat brought to an end the rookie season of Bronny James, who gained significant media attention for playing alongside his father LeBron with the Purple and Gold.</p><p>Bronny James spent much of the season rotating back and forth between the Lakers and the NBA G-League, not having many stretches of consistent minutes with the big club.</p><p>However, that may change next year, according <a href="https://athlonsports.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/bronny-james-predicted-new-lakers-role-ahead-next-season" rel="noopener">to one Western Conference executive.</a></p><p>“I don’t think there’s any doubt that’s their plan,” said the exec, per Sean Deveney of Athlon Sports. “I know the guy gets a lot of grief because of who his dad is, but we’ve seen a lot fo tape on (Bronny) and the fact is, he was a lot better player in April than he was in October, and definitely in July.”</p><p>The executive also referenced the health scare that set James back during his time with the USC Trojans.</p><p>“He’s 20 years old,” the exec said. “He had a whole year where his development was thrown all out of whack. But he can defend the perimeter and he showed he can shoot the 3. If he can show that wasn’t a fluke, he is going to start getting 10, 15 minutes a night because the team is going to feel like they can trust him.”</p><h2><b>An increased role for Bronny?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Lakers-forward-LeBron-James-and-guard-Bronny-James.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As the executive noted, Bronny James looked much more well-adjusted to the speed of the NBA game by the later portion of the season than he had early on.</p><p>In theory, James has the tools to turn himself into an elite on-ball defender who can also knock down open shots on the offensive end of the floor, similar to a player like Davion Mitchell of the Miami Heat.</p><p>It remains to be seen whether the Lakers will part with any of their backcourt players this offseason in the hopes of ramping up their frontcourt depth, which could give James the opportunity he needs to see more minutes under head coach JJ Redick.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers rumors: Rival exec makes ‘no doubt’ Bronny James prediction

<!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/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-gilbert-arenas-defends-lebron-james-drafting-bronny-james');   ga('set', 'title', 'Gilbert Arenas defends Lakers’ LeBron James for drafting Bronny James: ‘Every parent would have’');   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/2025/03/Lakers-news-Gilbert-Arenas-defends-LeBron-James-for-drafting-Bronny-James-Every-parent-would-have.jpg"></figure><h1>Gilbert Arenas defends Lakers’ LeBron James for drafting Bronny James: ‘Every parent would have’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-31T12:30:59-07:00">March 31st, 12:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-31T12:30:59-07:00">March 31st, 12:30pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>ESPN’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/lebron-james-stephen-a-smith-feud-boxing-turn">Stephen A. Smith has criticized LeBron James</a> and the Los Angeles Lakers for selecting Bronny James in the 2024 NBA Draft. In recent weeks, it’s caused as stir withing the NBA world on social media. However, on Monday, Gilbert Arenas shared his take on Bronny playing for L.A. and defended James and the organization for doing so.</p><p>During a guest appearance on “The Dan Patrick Show,” Arenas claimed that LeBron James did the same thing <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1906777055431135279" rel="noopener">any parent would do</a> in that position. The former NBA point guard compared the situation to a parent hiring their child to the family business before they are ready.</p><p>“Let’s just be honest, every parent would’ve [done] the same thing… What LeBron [James] did, every parent would have.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Let's just be honest, every parent would've [done] the same thing… What LeBron [James] did, every parent would have."</p><p>Gilbert Arenas on LeBron playing together with Bronny 👀</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/dpshow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dpshow</a>)<a href="https://t.co/DNHhojmRw6">pic.twitter.com/DNHhojmRw6</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1906777055431135279?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Bronny has played in 23 for the Lakers so far this season. The 20-year-old point guard has come off the bench playing sporadic minutes, which is normal for any player taken late in the second round. In his rookie campaign, Bronny is averaging 2.3 points, 0.6 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game.</p><p>However, he’s been rather dominant in the G-League this year. Gilbert Arenas points out how surprised he was by Bronny James’ performances at that level. Through 11 games played, LeBron James’ son is averaging 21.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game while shooting 44.3% from the field and 38.0% from the three-point line.</p><p>In comparison to most players selected in the later portion of any NBA Draft, Bronny James is showing solid flashes of potential. He may not become <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-brian-windhorst-shares-honest-reaction-lebron-james-comments">a superstar like LeBron James</a>, but at the very least, we could see Bronny playing as a solid point guard in the league. But only time will tell how his career pans out.</p><p>With just eight games remaining on the schedule, the Lakers may aim to clinch a playoff berth relatively soon. They currently own the No. 4 seed and have a one-game lead over the Memphis Grizzlies. LeBron James will be in full force on Monday night when Los Angeles takes on the second-placed Houston Rockets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Gilbert Arenas defends Lakers’ LeBron James for drafting Bronny James: ‘Every parent would have’

<!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/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-bronny-james-reveals-secret-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bronny James reveals ‘deceptive’ secret to ‘throwing people off’ their game');   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/2025/03/IMG_1401.jpeg"></figure><h1>Bronny James reveals ‘deceptive’ secret to ‘throwing people off’ their game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-26T13:28:42-07:00">March 26th, 1:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-26T13:28:42-07:00">March 26th, 1:28pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>LOS ANGELES – With the G League regular season winding down, Bronny James took the court for <a href="https://x.com/SouthBayLakers/status/1904731147223130221" rel="noopener">his final home game</a> with the South Bay Lakers. Amid the Los Angeles Lakers’ current road trip, the team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-la-bronny-james-decision">assigned James to South Bay. </a></p><p>South Bay had a back-t0-back stretch of home games this week which served as an opportunity for Bronny James to continue getting live reps in the G League. South Bay went 2-0 in that stretch with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-lebron-james-perfect-gesture-after-bronny-james-39-point-eruption">James dropping a career-best 39 points</a> in the first game, and then finishing with 17 points and nine assists in the second game.</p><p>While James certainly had his scoring opportunities in the second game, he was more of a facilitator running the offense as opposed to being more of a scorer. Following the second game, James spoke about being deceptive in that aspect in terms of being able to keep the defense guessing.</p><p>“I would say just being aggressive. Looking to score first. I feel like it throws a lot of people off being deceptive,” James said. “I had 39 points yesterday, so they were kind of pressing me up a little bit more this game. I was dishing it out a little more, I had nine assists. So just thinking the game as well as playing as hard as I can, and being aggressive on both ends.”</p><p>The point guard position is where James figures to get most of his minutes in the NBA. Playing with South Bay has allowed him to get those reps when it comes to learning how to be lead guard as a pro.</p><h2><b>Bronny James’ G League development</b></h2><p>James has suited up in 18 total games for South Bay this season during both the Showcase Cup portion of the schedule and the regular season.</p><p>He’s averaged 18.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.7 steals with splits of 41.9 percent shooting from the field, 33.6 percent shooting from the three-point line and 76.9 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>While he’s got most of his on-court reps this season in the G League, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-bronny-james-reacts-career-high-scoring-night">James has recently taken advantage</a> of the NBA game opportunities he’s gotten.</p><p>But most of that development has come from the G League, and under the tutelage of South Bay head coach Zach Guthrie. Guthrie is in his first season with South Bay after previously serving as an assistant coach with the Washington Wizards.</p><p>Following the team’s second win during the back-to-back stretch, Guthrie spoke about what goes in to James becoming a strong lead guard at the pro level.</p><p>“It’s about the fundamental things, being able to get the ball up the floor under pressure, being able to deal with full court pressure and then organize the team,” Guthrie said. “It’s about slowing down. . .being able to map the floor in your brain and being able to execute out of that pick and roll or out of that play or action.</p><p>“It’s about film study, it’s about development work, it’s about live reads in practice,” Guthrie continued. “It’s a holistic approach to getting better.”</p><p>South Bay has two remaining games left in the regular season before James rejoins the Lakers as South Bay will not qualify for the G League playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bronny James reveals ‘deceptive’ secret to ‘throwing people off’ their game

<!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/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-bronny-james-all-time-great-2nd-round-pick-nick-wright');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Bronny James could be an all-time great 2nd-round pick, says Nick Wright');   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/2025/03/Bronny-James-could-be-an-all-time-great-2nd-round-pick-says-Nick-Wright.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Bronny James could be an all-time great 2nd-round pick, says Nick Wright</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-25T15:41:37-07:00">March 25th, 3:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-25T15:41:37-07:00">March 25th, 3:41pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>To say the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-stephen-a-smith-backpedals-bronny-james-message-lebron-james">Bronny James experience with the Los Angeles Laker</a>s has been a rollercoaster ride would be an understatement.</p><p>James has been called a nepo baby, he’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-jj-redick-reaction-bronny-james-criticism">been called a bust</a>, and, as of late, he’s been<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-ex-nba-player-gives-bronny-james-his-flowers"> celebrated for finally getting things together</a>, with the discourse surrounding his young NBA career swinging violently from one extreme to the other seemingly based on how he plays in any given game.</p><p>And yet, if James does hit, if he remains a solid player and can help the Lakers into the future long past his father’s Hall of Fame induction, the decision to take a shot on the USC guard could go down as one of the <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1904622704097190081" rel="noopener">all-time great second-round selections</a>, as Nick Wright explained to Colin Cowherd on his FS1 show.</p><p>“Do you know what a rotational player is? A top five percent outcome for all second round picks in NBA history,” Wright declared. “If he is a rotational player, he will end up being one of the best two or three picks of the entire second round of his draft. Which is why the criticisms of the pick, which is why folks when he had a bad 10 minutes with the Sixers, going on and begging LeBron as a father to put an end to this farce and treating Bronny James like he was a make a wish prospect is wildly unfair.”</p><p>Now granted, Wright is being a bit shortsighted in his assertion; Nikola Jokic was famously drafted in the middle of the second round during a Taco Bell advertisment and plenty of starting caliber players are selected after pick 30 each year, including Jaylen Wells, GG Jackson, Max Christie, and Herb Jones in each of the last four drafts.</p><p>With that being said, if James does become a starting-caliber player or at least a top-8 rotational option for the Lakers, he will likely go down as one of the better second round selections in this year’s class and a major winner for a Los Angeles team that is really starting to solidify a post-LeBron core for the future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Bronny James could be an all-time great 2nd-round pick, says Nick Wright

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Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-lebron-james-hyped-message-bronny-g-league-career-high">Bronny James dropped a career-high 39 points</a> in the G-League, the Los Angeles Lakers rookie was a point of conversation for Gilbert Arenas.</p><p>On his podcast, the latter had <a href="https://youtu.be/lRKbthbKhVI?t=519" rel="noopener">a funny explanation</a> about why James deserves an NBA role.</p><p>“Yeah, he deserved it that first week when he sold $50 million worth of jerseys,” Arenas said. “He paid for his father’s contract. What the f**k are we talking about? This is a business too.</p><p>“We’re talking about a 55th pick selling $50 million worth of jerseys. He’s good in the Lakers’ eyes. Whatever this kid wants, he’s got. He paid for his father’s contract in a week. It’s about business to man.”</p><p>All jokes aside, James has proven throughout the season his improvements. The confidence is there, and he is coming into his own. While it’s hard to be yourself in the shadow of LeBron James, the rookie is doing it.</p><p>He’s had plenty of quality performances in the G-League. Even on the main roster, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-bronny-james-reaction-career-high-minutes-nuggets">James posted an NBA-high 16 minutes</a>. Although it was a blowout loss, it was a major step up for the former USC basketball guard.</p><h2><b>Gilbert Arenas sees Lakers’ Bronny James as legit</b></h2><p>The financial metric aside, he’s proving to be a quality player. Mind you, James was a one-and-done in college. There are more strides to make, physically and mentally.</p><p>Even with his frame, he’s proven to be a capable defender and hustle player. Not to mention, his offense has taken a major leap. James is starting to create his shots. Whether it is off the dribble or off of a catch, there is more versatility to his game.</p><p>Although people have accused the Lakers of nepotism, James was the 55th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. He wasn’t their first-round choice. That distinction went to Dalton Knecht.</p><p>Regardless of any claim, Los Angeles won’t need James for any long duration. The team is in a prime position to make the playoffs. They could even secure the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference.</p><p>As a result, they aren’t too concerned about James being on the main roster. Unless there is a big injury, then it can happen. For now, they’ll <a href="https://www.wkrg.com/sports/sports-illustrated/4c43bb0f/bronny-james-stayed-hot-scoring-a-career-high-in-the-g-league" rel="noopener">enjoy watching his progress</a> in the G-League.</p><p>The Lakers are enjoying it, along with Arenas. After Stephen A Smith’s comments towards the James family, the former Washington Wizards all-star ultimately dropped a hilarious rebuttal.</p><p>With the season coming closer to the end, James will still be a point of discussion as long as he is productive.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Gilbert Arenas drops hilarious take on Lakers’ Bronny James earning an NBA role

<!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/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-la-bronny-james-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers make key Bronny James roster decision amid upcoming road trip');   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/2025/02/IMG_1256.jpeg"></figure><h1>Lakers make key Bronny James roster decision amid upcoming road trip</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-23T18:18:05-07:00">March 23rd, 6:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-23T20:21:32-07:00">March 23rd, 8:21pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers will embark on a four-game road trip that carries them through the end of March, but they will do so without a recent standout on their roster. Bronny James <a href="https://x.com/Dave_Yapkowitz/status/1903930234770223566" rel="noopener">will not be</a> on the Lakers’ active roster for the trip as the team made the decision to assign him to South Bay in the G League.</p><p>South Bay has two regular season home games remaining on their schedule on Monday and Tuesday. They are currently 13-17 and in tenth place in the standings, and set to miss out on the playoffs. That means these upcoming South Bay home games will be the final time fans will get see <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-bronny-james-g-league-stat-line-sparks-wild-reactions">Bronny James in G League action</a>.</p><p>Bronny James has been part of the Lakers’ active roster, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-bronny-james-reacts-career-high-scoring-night">he recently had a career-night</a> during the team’s loss to the Milwaukee Bucks this past week. With the Bucks game being the second night of a back-to-back, the Lakers opted to sit most of their main rotation.</p><p>That allowed James to play key minutes off the bench, finishing with a career-high 17 points, three rebounds, five assists and one blocked shot in 30 minutes of play. He shot 7-of-10 from the field and 2-of-4 from the three-point line. Following the game, James spoke about how his confidence has grown since the beginning of the season.</p><p>“I’ve gained my confidence and getting my comfortability over just reps and getting out there and taking advantage of my opportunity if it was given,” James said. “Just being ready at all times. I think that’s the biggest thing for me is the stay ready games, practices, and stuff like that. Taking advantage like I did tonight.”</p><p>James has played in a total of nine games for South Bay during the G League regular season portion of the schedule. He was averaging 20.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.7 steals with splits of 43.1 percent shooting from the field, 36.1 percent shooting from the three-point line and 80 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>As far as his NBA career, James has suited up in 23 games for the Lakers, playing a little over five minutes per game. His playing time has largely been reserved for when the game has already been decided. But there have been times when he’s been called upon for meaningful minutes when players have been out of the lineup.</p><p>From the minute James arrived at Lakers training camp until the present, he’s simply strived to learn and put in as much work as he can to get better.</p><p>“Just going in and working as hard as I can, that’s all I can do, just learn. Be open-minded every day,” James said. “Coming to work in the morning and being that same level-headed kid just trying to get his work done. But also taking advantage of those reps that I get, and staying level-headed.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers make key Bronny James roster decision amid upcoming road trip

<!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', '/other-sports/lakers-news-jj-redick-reaction-bronny-james-criticism');   ga('set', 'title', 'JJ Redick’s NSFW reaction to Bronny James’ criticism');   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/2025/03/IMG_1385.jpeg"></figure><h1>JJ Redick’s NSFW reaction to Bronny James’ criticism</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-21T23:39:03-07:00">March 21st, 11:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-21T23:39:03-07:00">March 21st, 11:39pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Other Sports</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers opted to sit most of their rotation on Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks. While the Lakers ultimately lost, 118-89, they kept the game competitive for stretches, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-bronny-james-reacts-career-high-scoring-night">Bronny James having a career-night</a>. Following the game, Lakers head coach JJ Redick reflected on how well the young James has handled himself amid an endless stream of public opinion.</p><p>“Since day one, I’ve just been impressed with the person that he is,” JJ Redick said. “And to deal with, frankly bulls**t because of who his dad is, and just keep a level head about it and be a class act, says a lot about him.”</p><p>In the Lakers’ loss to the Bucks, Bronny James came off the bench to drop a career-high 17 points in 30 minutes of play. He also contributed three rebounds, five assists and one blocked shot while shooting 7-of-10 from the field.</p><p>One play in particular that had the crowd on their feet came late in the second quarter. Bronny found himself matched up against on the wing against Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. He <a href="https://x.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1902928657678733837" rel="noopener">managed to shake Antetokounmpo</a> with a few dribbles to get into the paint, but lost his handle and ended up turning the ball over.</p><p>After the game, James joked about the play and his thought process as it was unfolding.</p><p>“He’s a much bigger guy than me so I gotta find a way to get around him somehow,” James said. “I may have gotten fouled, that’s up for argument, but it is what it is.”</p><p>For most the 2024-25 season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-bronny-james-g-league-stat-line-sparks-wild-reactions">James has gotten live game reps in the G League</a> with the South Bay Lakers. He’s appeared in nine games for South Bay in the G League’s regular season portion of the schedule. He’s averaged 20.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.7 steals with splits of 43.1 percent shooting from the field, 36.1 percent shooting from the three-point line and 80 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

JJ Redick’s NSFW reaction to Bronny James’ criticism

<!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/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-stephen-a-smith-backpedals-bronny-james-message-lebron-james');   ga('set', 'title', 'Stephen A. 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Smith backpedals on Lakers’ Bronny James with message to LeBron James</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-21T10:57:05-07:00">March 21st, 10:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-21T10:57:05-07:00">March 21st, 10:57am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After much speculation, Stephen A Smith admitted that he might’ve been wrong about Bronny James. The Los Angeles Lakers rookie was subject to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-stephen-a-smith-gets-brutally-honest-lebron-james-relationship">spat between Smith and LeBron James</a> on the sideline.</p><p>The latter was addressing Smith’s comments about his son not deserving to be in the NBA. While the current First Take host is known for his bombastic comments, this was a first.</p><p>A player pulling Smith to the side in public and addressing that situation. While the two have gone back and forth, along with others, there is finally some clarification.</p><p>On Friday’s edition of First Take, Smith admitted to the James family that <a href="https://youtu.be/OynVGpQ4Ixg?t=398" rel="noopener">he was wrong</a> about the Lakers rookie.</p><p>“I might’ve been wrong,” Smith said. “Are you listening, LeBron James, are you listening, James family? Are you listening, Rich Paul, are you listening, all of you people? My position all along was that Bronny James needed to be in the G-League.</p><p>“Put him in the G-League, let him be in the G-League his first year, and then after that let him come on. Because I’ve always believed that this kid has the potential once I watched him, to be in the NBA.”</p><h2><b>Stephen A Smith’s comments possibly end LeBron James, Lakers feud</b></h2><p>The public spat was uncommon for LeBron to do, considering he’s typically mild-mannered. He’s been the face of criticism ever since he came into the NBA.</p><p>However, Smith might’ve crossed the line with bringing his son into the mix. While there will be attention on him due to his father’s presence, LeBron wants Bronny to have his individual career.</p><p>The latter feels the same way.</p><p>Regardless of that, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nba-lakers-lebron-bronny-4a190e64d3ac7d0abd4f28b4644ea68d" rel="noopener">numerous claims of nepotism</a> have been mentioned, considering Bronny’s collegiate numbers. By many standards, he was not ready for the NBA.</p><p>He might’ve changed that on Thursday though. He and rookie Dalton Knecht led the way in the blowout loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Each scored 17 points, with Bronny having five rebounds and three assists.</p><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-why-bronny-james-playing-crazy-g-league-showcase">Bronny has been lighting up the G-League</a>, his time in the NBA might be coming soon. Conversely, it might not happen due to the Lakers playoff standings.</p><p>They are a lock to make the playoffs and are creeping closer to securing the No. 2 seed. If that’s the case, then they’d like to keep Bronny in the G-League.</p><p>Either way, this was a good case of actions speaking louder than words. Bronny’s 17 points might’ve sealed the deal on any criticism from Smith, and any public spats from LeBron.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Stephen A. Smith backpedals on Lakers’ Bronny James with message to LeBron James

<!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/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-ex-nba-player-gives-bronny-james-his-flowers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ex-NBA player gives Lakers’ Bronny James his flowers');   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/2025/03/Lakers-news-Ex-NBA-player-gives-Bronny-James-his-flowers.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Ex-NBA player gives Lakers’ Bronny James his flowers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-21T09:42:38-07:00">March 21st, 9:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-21T09:42:38-07:00">March 21st, 9:42am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former NBA forward Chandler Parsons gave <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1903102527610192195" rel="noopener">high praise</a> to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-bronny-james-reacts-career-high-scoring-night">Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James following his breakout performance</a> in Thursday night’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-fans-cant-believe-what-bronny-james-did-first-half-vs-bucks">118-89 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks</a>.</p><p>Despite the lopsided defeat, the 20-year-old James posted a career-high 17 points, along with five assists, three rebounds, and a block, while shooting an efficient seven-of-10 from the field in 30 minutes. With multiple key players sidelined — including LeBron James, Luka Doncic, and Austin Reaves — Bronny emerged as a bright spot in an otherwise difficult night for the Lakers.</p><p>“I’ll say all that people are like ‘oh, he doesn’t belong in the NBA and all of this’— not anybody could just go in an NBA game and have 17 points,” Parsons said during an appearance on FanDuel TV’s Run It Back. “So, this kid doesn’t stink… he could play and he proved that last night.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“This kid doesn’t stink. He can play and he proved it…last night kinda opened up some eyes.”</p><p>Chandler Parsons on Bronny James 🗣️</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/RunItBackFDTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RunItBackFDTV</a>)<a href="https://t.co/FNZhYP5n9e">pic.twitter.com/FNZhYP5n9e</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1903102527610192195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 21, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Chandler Parsons praises Bronny James as Lakers navigate tough stretch after Bucks loss</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Bronny-James-9-defends-against-the-Milwaukee-Bucks.jpg"><figcaption>© Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>According to StatMamba, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-bronny-james-reveals-his-advice-for-younger-brother-bryce">Bronny became the youngest Laker since Magic Johnson in 1979</a> to record at least 17 points, five assists, and shoot 70 percent from the field in a single game.</p><p>Parsons acknowledged the heightened expectations surrounding Bronny, given his last name, but emphasized that the rookie’s performance should change the conversation.</p><p>“I think a lot of guys that have doubt and that hate, I get it, it’s only natural given the circumstances,” Parsons added. “I think last night kinda opened up some eyes even for JJ Redick and that coaching staff – that look, this kid could give us something.”</p><p>Bronny’s outing comes during a critical stretch of the Lakers’ season as they manage a demanding schedule and rest key players. The team recently completed six games in the span of eight days, creating opportunities for younger players like Bronny to step into larger roles. James seized the opportunity to step up, potentially shifting the narrative around his development and league perception.</p><p>The Lakers (43-26) will conclude their five-game homestand on Saturday against the Chicago Bulls (30-40), before beginning a four-game road trip starting Monday against the Orlando Magic (32-38).</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ex-NBA player gives Lakers’ Bronny James his flowers

<!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/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-bronny-james-reveals-his-advice-for-younger-brother-bryce');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Bronny James reveals his advice for younger brother Bryce');   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/2025/03/Bronny-James-reveals-his-advice-for-younger-brother-Bryce.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Lakers’ Bronny James reveals his advice for younger brother Bryce</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-21T08:38:36-07:00">March 21st, 8:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-21T08:38:36-07:00">March 21st, 8:38am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-fans-cant-believe-what-bronny-james-did-first-half-vs-bucks">lopsided 118-89 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks</a> on Thursday night, the spotlight belonged to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-bronny-james-reacts-career-high-scoring-night">Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James, who posted a career-high 17 points</a> in the absence of several key players, including LeBron James, Luka Doncic, and Austin Reaves.</p><p>The 20-year-old finished with 17 points, five assists, three rebounds, and one block on seven-of-10 shooting in 30 minutes. The performance placed him in elite company. According to StatMamba, Bronny became the <a href="https://x.com/StatMamba/status/1902948735740494142" rel="noopener">youngest rookie</a> in franchise history to record those numbers in a single game since Magic Johnson in 1979.</p><p>Following the game, Bronny appeared in a video recorded by ESPN’s Dave McMenamin and shared advice for his younger brother, Bryce James, who recently won the California state title with Sierra Canyon School.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bronny James on the advice he gives his younger brother Bryce about basketball: “Work hard, don’t take it for granted because there a lot of people that want to be in our spot.” <a href="https://t.co/lH929ippTs">pic.twitter.com/lH929ippTs</a></p><p>— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcten/status/1902956420431290689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 21, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>“As we were younger, the main thing I’d like to push to him was just having fun, playing your game, being confident in yourself,” Bronny said. “Yeah, I think as you know, as I became a senior, he’s now a senior now – to just have that mindset of working because there’s a lot of kids out there that want to be in my spot or his spot and we can’t take that for granted. So, just keep working.”</p><h2><b>Bronny balances spotlight, offers Bryce advice after Lakers fall to Bucks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Bronny-James-9-looks-to-pass-against-Milwaukee-Bucks-guard-Ryan-Rollins-13.jpg"><figcaption>© Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Bronny emphasized the importance of enjoying the game and staying grounded as both brothers navigate heightened expectations on and off the court.</p><p>He also addressed how he manages the growing media attention surrounding his development and the scrutiny that comes with being in the public eye.</p><p>“Just put my head down and working. I feel like that’s the only thing that I can control right now is going in every day and staying ready to play, getting ready to learn, getting the work in after hours, early morning – stuff like that,” Bronny said. “Just all the controllables that I can do myself, there’s really not much I can do of random people talking about me every day. So, I just go in the gym and work, put my head down and try to get better every day.”</p><p>Bronny’s career night comes amid an important stretch for the Lakers, who saw their three-game win streak snapped in the loss to Milwaukee. With injuries and rest days limiting the team’s regular rotation, the opportunity allowed younger players like Bronny to showcase their development.</p><p>The Lakers (43-26) will wrap up their five-game homestand on Saturday against the Chicago Bulls (30-40) before beginning a four-game road trip starting Monday against the Orlando Magic (32-38).</p><p>Bronny’s performance, combined with his mature postgame perspective, reflects his continued growth as he looks to carve out a consistent role with the Lakers while offering support and guidance to his younger brother navigating the same path.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Bronny James reveals his advice for younger brother Bryce

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He has previously written for Deadspin, Yahoo Sports, Complex and Bleacher Report, among others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers Bronny James’ career night had its pros and cons. En route to caressing the Crypto.com Arena nylon for 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting, dishing 10 assists off the bench, and swatting one shot, the Milwaukee Bucks Hulk-smashed the depleted Lakers by 29 points. The silver lining of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-fans-cant-believe-what-bronny-james-did-first-half-vs-bucks" rel="noopener">Lakers 118-89 defeat is that Bronny </a>had a decent night on his own accord. </p><h2>Bronny James development has been a Lakers sub-plot all season</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lakers-Bronny-James.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The margin of defeat can’t be laid at his feet despite his -36 plus/minus. He’s still a 20-year-old rookie, and the Lakers were resting virtually their entire starting lineup. Meanwhile, for the sake of comparison, Bronny’s scoring output matched 23-year-old first-round pick Dalton Knecht’s for the team high. In recent weeks, the discourse around Bronny has stemmed from the mouth of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-stephen-a-smith-nba-bronny-james-declaration-lebron-james-beef" rel="noopener">Stephen A. Smith’s pontificating about the Lakers rookie</a> and his ensuing run-in with LeBron James. In that sense, Bronny’s night was a welcome change to the narrative around his game.</p><p>In his post-game presser, Bronny discussed the importance of getting to demonstrate his growth against a playoff team featuring a former MVP.</p><p>“I was given an opportunity today to show what I’ve been working on, sitting on the bench, in the G-League, getting reps, stuff like that. Just constantly putting in my head that they believe in me.” Bronny explained.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“I was given a chance today to show what I’ve been working on, sitting on the bench, in the G-League…just constantly putting in my head that they believe in me.”</p><p>Bronny James on his comfortability in today’s minutes 🗣️</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/SpectrumSN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpectrumSN</a>)<a href="https://t.co/ptay1mATpN">pic.twitter.com/ptay1mATpN</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1902964048833978876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 21, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Bronny has come along slowly in his rookie year. He’s spent most of his time bouncing between the edge of the Lakers bench and hooping for the South Bay Lakers. In a limited sample size off the bench for the Lakers NBA roster, he’s averaged 2.3 points per game on 35 percent shooting and shot 27 percent beyond the arc in 5.8 minutes. Bronny’s previous career-high before Thursday night was a <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/lakers/news/bronny-james-drops-career-high-points-despite-lakers-loss-to-jazz-01jm006h83tf" rel="noopener">nine-point burst in eight minutes</a> against the tanking Utah Jazz.</p><p>However, in nine games on the Lakers G-League team, he’s delivered, averaging 20.6 points, 5.2 assists, 5.2 boards, and 1.8 steals in nearly 34 minutes per contest. If Bronny had taken a different path, he would have been buckling down for an NCAA Tournament first-round matchup this week. However, for a developmental second-round prospect, the pressure of getting 30 minutes with the Lakers on a night when much of the rotation rested is probably tantamount to appearing in a March Madness. </p><p>Bronny is unlikely to appear in the Lakers playoff rotation, but his performance likely won’t be the last he is seen for extended minutes before this season winds down. The only question is whether he can build on this momentum or if this was an aberration.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
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2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
2.3	0.7	0.8	0.1	0.3

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