Paul Rouget, Media365: published on Friday July 19, 2024 at 4:09 p.m.
After a very complicated start to the Summer League, Bronny James, LeBron’s son, has recovered well, and he is eager to challenge his father in training.
Is Bronny James really an NBA player? Many observers asked the question after the first appearances in the Summer League of LeBron James’ eldest son, who joined his illustrious father at the Lakers. Victim of a cardiac arrest in July 2023, during one of his first training sessions with the University of Southern California (USC), the 19-year-old guard returned last December, and signed a single season in the NCAA more than average, before being chosen in 55th position of the draft by the Angelenos. A selection that caused a lot of talk, some believing that he owed it mainly to the presence of his father. Especially since the agent of the two, the aptly named Rich Paul, refused to let Bronny James try out for franchises other than the Lakers and the Suns, thus limiting the possibility that he would end up elsewhere.
A nice reaction
And his first performances proved his detractors right. Borrowed, clumsy, he accumulated a frightening 0/15 on three-pointers during his first four games. Enough to trigger many disparaging comments. And controversies, like when NBA champion Jaylen Brown, present in the front row of one of his games, seemed to tell his girlfriend that he didn’t think Bronny James could play in the NBA… Before denying it on X (ex-Twitter), assuring that he believed in him and that he was well surrounded… But all that may have served him well. Because he has since reacted well, scoring 12 points, at 2/5 from long distance, during the victory against the Hawks (87-86), then compiling 13 points, 5 points, 3 assists and 2 blocks against the Cavaliers (93-89). His best game, by far, which has silenced, for the moment, the skeptics. And he’s looking forward to training with his father, LeBron James, who is preparing to compete in the Paris Olympics. “I feel like playing together, going to work together every day will only strengthen the relationship that we already have,” he said in the mixed zone.
2024-07-19 20:34:36
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