Bronny nets career-high 30 in G-League road debut

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James had his finest sport within the NBA G League on Thursday night time.

Within the South Bay Lakers’ 106-100 loss to the Valley Suns, James completed with 30 factors, three rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block in 25 minutes. He was 13-for-23 total and 3-for-9 on 3-pointers in what was his G League street debut.

His 30-point displaying comes a sport after he registered his earlier profession excessive with 16 factors in 22 minutes in a 119-111 win in opposition to the San Diego Clippers on Dec. 7.

A career-high night time for Bronny James! The @Lakers draftee made his street debut, scoring a game-high 30 factors on 57% taking pictures. Bronny, coming off a earlier career-high of 16 factors, is now averaging 14 PPG, 3.5 RPG, and a pair of.5 APG. 👏🙌 pic.twitter.com/5QnpeEZQTp

— NBA G League (@nbagleague) December 13, 2024

James, the No. 55 total choose within the 2024 Draft, has been with South Bay because the Los Angeles Lakers assigned him there after the group’s season opener. Bronny, the 20-year-old son of LeBron James, appeared in 4 video games for the Lakers, scoring 4 factors in 13 mixed minutes of motion.

LeBron and Bronny made NBA historical past on Oct. 22 after they grew to become the primary father and son to play collectively through the Lakers’ season-opening win over Minnesota. Bronny then scored his first NBA basket for the Lakers in Cleveland on Oct. 30 on the area the place he watched his father as a baby.

LeBron and Lakers coach J.J. Redick have mentioned repeatedly that Bronny will spend ample time this season within the G League as he works on his sport. The Lakers affiliate performs its video games on the group’s coaching complicated.

“Our plans are at all times fluid based mostly on actual time,” Reddick mentioned in late October. “The plan for Bronny to maneuver between the Lakers and South Bay has at all times been the plan since day one. (Lakers normal supervisor) Rob (Pelinka) and I’ve talked about that. LeBron’s talked about that.”

Bronny scored six factors in his G League debut — a 110-96 win in opposition to the Salt Lake Metropolis Stars on Nov. 9 — whereas LeBron watched the sport from courtside seats on the other facet of the principle stands together with his spouse, Savannah, and their 10-year outdated daughter Zuri.

Gloria James, Bronny’s grandmother, was additionally in attendance for that sport, together with Pelinka, Anthony Davis and D’Angelo Russell.

The South Bay Lakers will full their back-to-back in opposition to the Valley Suns on Dec. 13, in Tempe earlier than heading to the NBA G League Winter Showcase in Orlando (Dec. 19-22).

Data from The Related Press was used on this report.