Bronny James made his debut in the NBA preseason. The Lakers lost to the Wolves 107-124and LeBron’s son scored his first basket. It was with 56 seconds left in the match, when he passed his defender to make a tray with the left. The action unleashed cheers from the fans, but His father, dressed in street clothes on the bench, didn’t even flinch..
Both Anthony Davis and he were left without playing. The father was seen conversing with the son during a timeout, but did not become much more involved in the performance. It is possible that in the next game, against the Suns, LeBron will have some minutes and the James will be able to meet on the court. It would be NBA history even though it is only the preseason.
Bronny James makes a layup to get his first basket with the Lakers in the preseason.
Until the moment of his basket, the 19-year-old, 1.88 meter young man was 0/5 in field goals. Within all the tests he did coach JJ Reddick, who also debuted in a game with the LakersBronny played 16 minutes and In addition to those two points he added a rebound, an assist, three blocks and lost a ball.
After the shooting session, the point guard was tense about his possible debut. “Of course there are nervesbut I’m excited to go out and learn from the people that play in front of me and If I have the opportunity to show what I can do, I will do it.”.
A disruptive defender
At the end of the crash, Reddick praised his player’s work, especially behind: “I liked what I saw from Bronny. “He can do some things defensively with his size that are really unique, and I think he can become a very disruptive defender.”. Up front, it’s something else: He’s still trying to figure out who he is and that’s our job as a player development program: to develop him.”
He also highlighted that he is a very coachable player with a lot of energy. “The truth is that It is very easy to train him, he has a great soul and great energy. I like being around him. I’m rooting for it. He is a good player and we are happy to have him in our program,” said the coach.
The Lakers lost by 20 points and they had in the rookie Dalton Knecht to its most outstanding player, with 16the same as Austin Reaves. The Wolves starters barely played the first quarter and the youngsters showed off Josh Minott (22), Rob Dillingham (21) y Luka Garza (20).
