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☆ Charles Barkley criticizes LA Lakers over handling of Bronny James
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —NBA legend Charles Barkley has criticized the Los Angeles Lakers over their handling of Bronny James this season. However, the rookie guard has since played a very limited role in the NBA and was assigned to the team’s G League South Bay Lakers squad earlier this month. He should be in the G League, so he can play basketball. I don’t think they are doing Bronny any favors.”CNN has reached out to the Lakers and LeBron James for comment. Bronny has so far enjoyed a slow start in the G League, totaling 10 points, five rebounds and six assists in 57 minutes of action across two games.

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☆ LeBron and Bronny James’ NBA time put on hold as Lakers assign Bronny to G League team
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Kevin Dotson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The Los Angeles Lakers assigned Bronny James to the team’s G League South Bay Lakers squad on Thursday. Playing a very limited role with the team, Bronny tallied four points in 13 total minutes of playing time. The 20-year-old made history in the Lakers’ season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves in October when he and LeBron became the first father-son duo to appear together in an NBA game. James’ reassignment does not necessarily mean that NBA fans have seen the last of the rookie playing alongside his father in the NBA this season. LeBron’s talked about that.”Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James scored the first points of his NBA career against the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 30.

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☆ Los Angeles Lakers assign Bronny James to G-League: Report
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

The Los Angeles Lakers will send guard Bronny James to their G-League affiliate beginning Saturday, per ESPN. James will join the South Bay Lakers after staying with the NBA’s Lakers through their game Friday, according to the report. A second-round pick in July’s NBA Draft, James — the son of superstar LeBron James — has appeared in only four NBA games for the Lakers so far this season. LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers talks to his son, Bronny James #9, during a timeout of their preseason game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Oct. 18, 2024 in San Francisco. After a 3-0 start, Los Angeles has lost four of its last five — all on the road — to drop to 4-4.

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☆ Five NBA rookies to watch this season: Zach Edey, Bronny James and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Johannes Sasay-Wada | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Here are five NBA rookie storylines to watch in 2024-25. Zach Edey, center, Memphis GrizzliesThe first thing you will notice about Canadian rookie Zach Edey is his formidable size, measuring in at 7-foot-4-inches and 305 pounds. Jared McCain, guard, Philadelphia 76ersOne of the highest profile rookies entering the league this season, former Duke guard Jared McCain has become a social media sensation due to his larger-than-life personality. Bronny James, guard, Los Angeles LakersBronny James comes into the NBA as one of the most scrutinized second round picks of all time. This is because his father is four-time MVP and NBA champion LeBron James, as well as the league’s all-time leading scorer.

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☆ LeBron James, son Bronny play together for the first time in a preseason game
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

PALM DESERT, Calif. — LeBron James and his son, Bronny, made NBA history Sunday night when they played together for the first time during the Los Angeles Lakers’ preseason game against Phoenix. LeBron and Bronny are the first father and son to play in any NBA game at the same time, let alone on the same team. Bronny James entered the game as a substitute to begin the second quarter, joining his father on the court out of the timeout. LeBron James is beginning his record-tying 22nd season in the NBA, while LeBron James Jr. — known to all as Bronny — was the Lakers’ second-round draft pick this summer. LeBron sat out of the Lakers’ preseason opener against Minnesota last Friday night, resting up after a full week of training camp following a busy summer.

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