{"id":11618,"date":"2024-12-17T01:45:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T01:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11618"},"modified":"2024-12-17T01:45:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T01:45:30","slug":"lebron-sends-message-to-bronny-after-strong-g-league-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11618","title":{"rendered":"LeBron Sends Message to Bronny After Strong G-League Games.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2182005225-e1734392950647.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2182005225-e1734392950647.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2182005225-e1734392950647.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2182005225-e1734392950647.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Bronny James, LeBron James, Lakers\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"3099\" data-dom-ready-time=\"3107\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Bronny James talks with LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers on the bench.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0rookie\u00a0Bronny James\u00a0hit his strides in the G League while his father,\u00a0LeBron James, was away from him and the team.<\/p>\n<p>Bronny stepped out of his father\u2019s larger-than-life shadow when he dropped a career-high 30 points on December 12 in the South Bay Lakers\u2019 heartbreaking 106-100 loss to the Western Conference leader Valley Suns in Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p>He followed it up with a 16-point effort the following night against the same team in a 102-91 loss.<\/p>\n<p>LeBron told reporters after his return from an eight-day break that he watched both Bronny\u2019s games remotely. He sent a message to his eldest son afterward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust keep stacking the days,\u201d\u00a0LeBron told reporters\u00a0when asked to comment about Bronny\u2019s game after the Lakers\u2019\u00a0116-110 win\u00a0over the\u00a0Memphis Grizzlies\u00a0on December 15. \u201cKeep putting in the work. The work always prevails at the end of the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just great to see him getting back into the flow, getting back to his game, getting<br \/>\nback to him just playing free and going out and just playing the game he loves and knows how to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>LeBron Loves Bronny\u2019s Aggressiveness<\/h2>\n<p>What stood out in both breakout games for Bronny in the G League was his scoring exploits. He attempted 43 shots in his last two games and made 19 of them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love his aggressiveness,\u201d James told reporters. \u201cHe was aggressive from the beginning in both games all the way up until the end. So he did it in short minutes on both sides of the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bronny has now scored in double digits over his last three G League games after a slow start. In his last three G League games, Bronny averaged 20.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 rebounds in 24.3 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>But while he\u2019s making waves individually, LeBron said he believes Bronny would have preferred South Bay won both games than his career game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure [how Bronny reacted after those games],\u201d James told reporters. \u201cI wasn\u2019t with him, but I know he would like to have those wins more importantly, but I think him playing the way he played out, he should be proud of himself as he should be.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2018I Just Want to Play\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>With Bronny not part of the Lakers\u2019 rotation, he\u2019s getting the playing time he desires in the G League to keep developing his game after the former McDonald\u2019s All-American momentarily stopped playing basketball last year due to\u00a0cardiac arrest\u00a0at USC.<\/p>\n<p>Following a tentative start to his G League career, Bronny has found his footing over his last three games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels good to be here with my guys,\u201d\u00a0Bronny told reporters after his career game. \u201cI just want to play, that\u2019s the main thing. So I just came out here with the G and got some work done, and I just want to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Through five G League games, Bronny is now averaging 14.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.0 steals in 26.1 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers have yet to decide whether they will let Bronny James play with the South Bay Lakers in the G League Winter Showcase in Orlando later this week, according to NBA insider Marc Stein.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cSources: The Lakers are still determining whether Bronny James will play for the South Bay Lakers<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u00a0at next week\u2019s G League Showcase in Orlando. LA\u2019s day-to-day health picture will be a prime factor. James just had 30 points for South Bay in Phoenix,\u201d\u00a0Stein wrote in a post on X\u00a0on Friday, December 14.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Lakers have two back-to-back road games against the\u00a0Sacramento Kings\u00a0on December 19 and 21 while the G League Showcase is ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Bronny James talks with LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers on the bench. 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