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His box score wasn’t any better: Bronny was scoreless for the Lakers, missed three three-pointers, all five of his shots overall and had three turnovers. Bronny had looked like he had been coming into some form: he played 15 minutes for the Lakers just four days after he dropped a career-high 31 points for the South Bay Lakers of the G League.
“Maybe put him in a tough spot, flying out yesterday, nationally televised game and all that stuff,” Lakers coach JJ Redick said. “He didn’t play well. But he’s been playing great in the stay-ready games and he’s been playing great in the G. I have confidence but obviously didn’t provide that at a high level.”
His father and teammate knows Bronny still has plenty to learn in the NBA.
“He was able to get behind the defense on one and find Jaxson [Hayes] for a dunk. That was good,” LeBron James said. “Obviously missed his shots. It’s just about him just getting more and more comfortable. It’s his first extensive minutes with us. We had that first game where it was just a moment, and it was a great moment, but tonight was his first opportunity to be with the big guys, the big club. He’s going to continue to use that to get better and better, just like the first time he played with the G League.”
LeBron and Bronny made NBA history on 22 October when they became the first father and son to play together, during the Lakers’ season-opening win over Minnesota. Bronny then scored his first NBA basket for the Lakers in Cleveland on 30 October at the arena where he watched his father as a child.
Bronny had not played more than six minutes in any of his first 12 games and had scored four points all season.
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