Bronny James has been assigned to the Los Angeles Lakers’ G League affiliate, placing him on the roster in time for the South Bay Lakers’ season opener this weekend.
The Lakers introduced the transfer on Thursday for James, the 20-year-old son of LeBron James.
Bronny has performed in three video games for the Lakers, scoring 4 factors in 13 mixed minutes of motion. LeBron and Bronny made NBA historical past on Oct. 22 once they turned the primary father and son to play collectively throughout the Lakers’ season-opening win over Minnesota.
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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.
However LeBron and the Lakers have already stated Bronny will spend ample time this season with their G League affiliate as he works on his sport.
Bronny survived cardiac arrest in the summertime of 2023, and he performed solely sparingly throughout his one season of faculty basketball at Southern California earlier than declaring for the draft final summer time. Los Angeles selected him late within the second spherical.
The South Bay Lakers play their dwelling video games on the Lakers’ coaching advanced in El Segundo. They host the Salt Lake Metropolis Stars on Saturday night time.