{"id":3768,"date":"2024-11-23T07:50:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T07:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3768"},"modified":"2024-11-23T07:50:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T07:50:29","slug":"hip-hop-pioneer-contrasts-michael-jordans-minor-league-work-ethic-with-bronny-jamess-lakers-experience-that-solidified-my-respect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3768","title":{"rendered":"Hip-hop pioneer contrasts Michael Jordan’s minor league work ethic with Bronny James’s Lakers experience: “That solidified my respect”.."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hip-hop legend Chuck D chimed in on how Los Angeles\u00a0Lakers\u00a0rookie Bronny James is apparently getting special treatment even after being sent down to the G League. He cited the time NBA legend\u00a0Michael Jordan\u00a0made a foray into baseball and played in the minors to drive his point.<\/p>\n

Bronny James, the eldest son of Lakers superstar\u00a0LeBron James, made news recently after it was reported that he was not accompanying the South Bay Lakers on their road games due to poor conditions for which he has been taken to task by many.<\/p>\n

Chuck D shared his thoughts on the issue on social media, resharing a clip of former NFL player Ryan Clark speaking about the\u00a0treatment that Bronny James has been getting\u00a0from the Lakers. He contrasted it with what Jordan had to go through when he played for the Birmingham Barons between 1993 and 1995.<\/p>\n

He wrote on X (formerly Twitter):<\/p>\n

“I remember Mike Jordan @Jumpman23 riding a bus he helped Birmingham Barons with. And really toiling in minor league baseball. That tenure soilidified my respect for Michael Jordan.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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