{"id":546,"date":"2024-11-14T09:08:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T09:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=546"},"modified":"2024-11-14T09:08:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T09:08:35","slug":"bronny-james-wont-play-g-league-road-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=546","title":{"rendered":"Bronny James Won\u2019t Play G League Road Games.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"key-insights post-summary\">\n<div class=\"wysiwyg ls--2\">\n<p>The famous rookie won\u2019t travel with the Lakers\u2019 G League team, ESPN reported. G League players travel on commercial airlines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-and-date\">\n<p>Lakers rookie Bronny James is grinding it out in the G League this fall. But he apparently isn\u2019t dealing with one of the most difficult parts of life in the NBA\u2019s developmental league: the grueling travel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom my understanding, he\u2019s only going to play in the South Bay Lakers home games, that he\u2019s only going to be a part-time G League player,\u201d ESPN NBA writer Brian Windhorst said in an episode of\u00a0<em>The Hoop Collective<\/em>\u00a0published Wednesday. \u201cHe\u2019s not getting on United Airlines and going to fly and go see these other teams, play in those road games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"ql-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pgr8t8aKVjY?showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>The Athletic<\/em>\u00a0confirmed Windhorst\u2019s comments\u00a0later Wednesday, reporting that James would only be available for the South Bay Lakers\u2019 24 home games this season.<\/p>\n<p>The South Bay Lakers play in El Segundo at the Los Angeles Lakers\u2019 training facility. Bronny James recorded six points, five turnovers, four assists, three rebounds, two steals, and a block in 31 minutes in the only South Bay Lakers game this season, which was at home. The South Bay Lakers are scheduled to travel to Santa Cruz and Stockton (both in Northern California) later this month, as well as a road game in Oceanside, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>The rookie played a few minutes for the NBA team alongside his father in the Lakers opener, becoming\u00a0the first father-son duo to play together in an NBA game. He also played a few minutes, and received a standing ovation, when the Lakers went to Cleveland. In total, he\u2019s seen the court for 16 minutes across six NBA games and scored four points.<\/p>\n<div id=\"frontofficesports_incontent_dynamic1\" class=\"fs-dynamic\" data-slot=\"complete\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280  __336x280\">\n<div id=\"frontofficesports_incontent_dynamic1_slot\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"_fs-ad-iframe-container\"><iframe id=\"_fs-ad-1081d54b03924b61\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-inc=\"1\">ESPN reporter Kevin Pelton responded to Windhorst\u2019s comments on the podcast by saying the arrangement wasn\u2019t entirely unheard of.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s not uncommon though for drafted players or players who are on two-way contracts to spend more time playing for their G League club at home, especially when it\u2019s based, you know, not everyone has it where they literally play in the [NBA affiliate\u2019s] practice facility, as is the case with the South Bay Lakers,\u201d Pelton said.<\/p>\n<p>James signed a four-year, $7.9 million deal with the Lakers, with the first three seasons fully guaranteed after the team drafted him this summer. Agent\u00a0Rich Paul made it clear\u00a0he wanted his top client\u2019s son on a full NBA contract, not a two-way deal.<\/p>\n<p>One reason for the decision could be security. G League teams fly commercial, and sending someone as widely recognized as James through the airport could be a safety concern for the entire team, much less an extra business expense if the Lakers were to organize charter flights or private security. It\u2019s why the WNBA, after sending Caitlin Clark on a commercial flight during the preseason, opted to\u00a0institute league-wide charter flights\u00a0shortly after videos of her in the airport emerged.<\/p>\n<p>A representative for the South Bay Lakers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The famous rookie won\u2019t travel with the Lakers\u2019 G League team, ESPN reported. G League players travel on commercial airlines. 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