Bronny James #9 of the Los Angeles Lakers makes a transfer in opposition to Tyrese Maxey #0 of the Philadelphia 76ers within the first half on the Wells Fargo Heart on January 28, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mitchell Leff/Getty Pictures/AFP
PHILADELPHIA — Bronny James acquired the shock name to play within the first quarter for the Lakers and completed with the primary critical taking part in time of his NBA profession.
It wasn’t nice.
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Bronny took off on a quick break and his shot was rejected by Adam Bona.
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JJ Redick says he performed Bronny within the 1st quarter hoping he’d deliver the workforce “vitality”
“He did not play effectively, however he is been taking part in nice within the stay-ready video games and within the [G League]. I’ve confidence in him.” pic.twitter.com/SNk4G5swIa
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 29, 2025
He acquired torched by 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey any time they had been remotely matched up.
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His field rating, effectively, it wasn’t any higher: Bronny was scoreless for the Lakers of their 118-104 loss to Philadelphia on Tuesday night time. He missed three 3-pointers, all 5 photographs general and had three turnovers.
Bronny performed quarter-hour simply 4 days after he dropped a career-high 31 factors for the South Bay Lakers of the G League.
“Possibly put him in a tricky spot, flying out yesterday, nationally televised sport and all that stuff,” Lakers coach JJ Redick mentioned. “He didn’t play effectively. However he’s been taking part in nice within the stay-ready video games and he’s been taking part in nice within the G. I’ve confidence however clearly didn’t present that at a excessive stage.”
Dad is aware of Bronny nonetheless has loads to study within the NBA.
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“He was in a position to get behind the protection on one and discover Jaxson (Hayes) for a dunk. That was good,” LeBron James mentioned. “Clearly missed his photographs. It’s nearly him simply getting increasingly more comfy. It’s his first in depth minutes with us. We had that first sport the place it was only a second, and it was an amazing second, however tonight was his first alternative to be with the large guys, the large membership. He’s going to proceed to make use of that to get higher and higher, identical to the primary time he performed with the G League.”
LeBron and Bronny made NBA historical past on Oct. 22 after they grew to become the primary father and son to play collectively in the course of the Lakers’ season-opening win over Minnesota. Bronny then scored his first NBA basket for the Lakers in Cleveland on Oct. 30 on the enviornment the place he watched his father as a toddler.
Bronny had not performed greater than 6 minutes in any of his first 12 video games and had scored 4 factors all season.
“Simply bringing vitality. My coaches are telling me to come back in and play sensible, play my sport and play for my teammates,” he mentioned. “Simply making an attempt to do the suitable factor as a rookie is my essential precedence.”
LeBron and the Lakers have already mentioned Bronny will spend ample time this season with their G League affiliate as he works on his sport.
“Simply reps is the largest factor for me,” Bronny mentioned.
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LeBron had 31 factors, 9 assists and eight rebounds, although father and son did share one different distinction in opposition to the 76ers: Bona blocked them each.
The Lakers had been 16-2 this season in opposition to groups with shedding information and appeared poised to construct on the win column taking part in a 76ers workforce with out injured stars Joel Embiid and Paul George. Maxey carried the scoring load with 43 factors and the Lakers had been hampered when Anthony Davis left within the first half with an belly muscle pressure.
Davis walked to the locker room together with his proper hand over his abdomen when he left with 2:10 to go within the first quarter. Davis had 4 factors in 10 minutes earlier than he was damage. He had 42 factors and 23 rebounds an evening earlier in a victory at Charlotte.
“I imply, when our greatest participant goes out, it’s at all times difficult,” James mentioned. “When AD goes down, when any one among our guys go down all through the course of the sport, it’s simply robust.”
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With out Davis, it was a tough one for the Lakers, who had a four-game successful streak snapped.
“Three in 4 nights, back-to-back, I’m unsure the place our collective brains had been at,” Redick mentioned.
