'I'm looking forward to any basketball' - Bronny James on summer ball & G League | SportsCenter

Dave McMenamin joins SportsCenter to detail Bronny James' performance in summer league thus far. Then, Jonathan Givoney talks through Zaccharie Risacher and Alex Sarr making their summer league debuts for the Wizards and Hawks.
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[@andrebillups4079]

His dad had completely ruined his confidence by rushing him into this

[@MangoTroubles-007]

He was never that good He didn't even average 20ppg his senior year in high school

[@criticalthought4910]

His confidence isn't ruined yours is. He wasn't rushed, this was his dream.

[@user-jc3pl3de8b]

​@criticalthought4910 his dream was getting cooked by guys 3 levels above him dude couldn't even average 20ppg in high school and averaged like 5 ppg in college he's not ready and got rushed into the big leagues Edit: to put it into perspective lamelo averaged over 20ppg at 13/14 years old vs seniors and top talent bronny has never put up 20ppg that's the difference between nba talent and bronny

[@Vito_Caligiuri]

@@criticalthought4910his dream was rushed by his selfish father.

[@jamartramel]

What!?

[@JoeWrightIV]

So he shooting 0-13 0% from 3 in 3 games! How he getting better? Yall getting like the government, just be lying!

[@SuaveCityGear]

All SCRIPTED 😂 💯

[@bayarearacing408]

and thats is what we call: Bronnomics!

[@taylorwoah6322]

Screaming 😂😂😂

[@biggb98]

Lmao bro already know his dad finna trade him😂😂😂😂

[@Dawg476]

There is no greater example of the media thinking fans are stupid. Everyone knows he’s not gonna make it and it’s not as much his fault as Bron’s.

[@urbaindelva7869]

How do we know he's not gonna make it? He's not even halfway through his first year yet.

[@Dawg476]

@@urbaindelva7869 Because we got eyes bro

[@WhtMike2006]

@@urbaindelva7869eyeballs. He’s just not an nba caliber player. It is what it is. Wasn’t an amazing player in college or even in high school. It’s only going to get harder for him because this is just the G league.

[@mikelmoon100]

He has not even started his first NBA season yet. It is NBA Summer League. 😆 Summer League results (whether bad or good) are usually not indicative of performances in the Season.

[@Vito_Caligiuri]

@@mikelmoon100if he was mediocre in college, and below mediocre in summer league, he won’t be able to play in the regular season.

[@IceManLikeGervin]

It's more than obvious Bronny's BBIQ and skill level have been hyped up. Bronny should have come into the NBA on the humble instead of having his father and Klutch Sports hype him up more than any other 2024 NBA draft pick. Scottie Pippen Jr would have been the perfect blueprint of a NBA star's son coming into the NBA and earning everything he gets. Guard Boogie Ellis, who actually started in the backcourt at USC, would have been a better second round pick for the Lakers while brining Bronny in on a two way contract. But LBJ's ego wouldn't allow that to happen. LBJ's had to have Bronny hogging the media spotlight from other 2024 draft picks who have actually earned the right to be recognized based on their basketball related particulars.

[@criticalthought4910]

No need for weird rambling paragraphs over a 55th pick who's playing summer league. Invest that energy into your own life

[@RafiqWashington-tx7id]

​@@criticalthought4910 He's trash

[@sunshinehwy]

What's wild is a 3 and D player going 0-8 and finishing -9 in Summer League, but continue with the clown show 😂

[@BMR_Official]

alot of nba players and star players usually don’t do good in summer league what Bronny does in the nba matters

[@bc_qbeval]

All great shooters go thru slumps. Klay shot 0-10 in an elimination game.

[@sunshinehwy]

@@BMR_Official Excuses

[@lando24k51]

The whole starting lineup was -11

[@arthasmenethil4297]

@@BMR_Official if he is the worst player on the court in the g league. How the hell is he going to make any impact on an nba floor. He makes Thanasis look like MJ. Homelander JR is not good at basketball and that’s ok. Only 400 people on the planet are im sure he has other talents.

[@youwontlikethistake]

I’m glad to hear it. I’m looking for a backup point guard for my YMCA league team. Tryouts are next Tuesday.

[@CHUCKALUCKALUCKA]

Man, I could put up 12 misses from 3pt range...

[@212keith]

And airball all 12

[@bigdripbobz1072]

Same bro same, but even then it requires effort to miss that much in a row for me, I haven't missed that much in a row in a while. Not sayin I'm better than bronny at shooting lol, but haven't missed that much in a row prolly since my young days. And if I'm playing nba comp ofc I'll be more careful on my shot selection, I'll try to only take them when I'm considerably open, and trust me I'll def hit 1 of 12. I'm not the type of guy in all honesty to go that cold and miss all 12 lol

[@bigdripbobz1072]

In humble honesty Im just saying I'm not better and would fare well in nba comp overall, but i just believe I can score here and there given the right spot ups (and not go 0/12 from 3 lol). If I go 0/12, I'm acc never going to sleep. That's just embarrassing on a personal level to me.

[@warlockmagic3416]

Me too, can I get a roster spot and 8 mil a year?? Please, I'll get "better" I promise. Lol you can even change my last name to James.

[@warlockmagic3416]

​@@bigdripbobz1072it wouldn't matter if you did, that's still worthy of 8 mil a year and constant media meat riding attention. 😂

[@JurgenMiHoff]

Where's the aggression from Bronny? The kid has been so privileged his life that he doesn't understand how to go get it

[@3DSteezyOFFICIAL]

Bro had a heart attack and collapsed while hooping a couple years ago…. Gotta be scary trynna play hard but not pass out 💭

[@martyc1960]

"Man Bronny definitely better than some of these cats I've been watching on league pass today."-LeBron James; Lakers vs Rockets Summer League. Reed Sheppard 23 pts (30 min) Bronny James 8 pts (27 min); couldn't guard Sheppard. ESPN- Bronny James highlights. It's a circus.

[@sumyungguy6818]

Twenty more years of no titles while Boston slowly pulls away.

[@damianpresha9833]

​@@sumyungguy6818Boston not going nowhere we good.

[@Easternworld420]

@@damianpresha9833”Boston not going anywhere” they just won and have the best team in the league. Why are Lakers fans so far up their own a__? Y’all are HILARIOUS, broken brains from too much Hollywood consumerism

[@damianpresha9833]

@@Easternworld420 Boston been super elite since Isiah Thomas but just now broke through again. I'm not super concerned with nothing they do.

[@Easternworld420]

@@damianpresha9833 they literally just WON LOLLLL 🤣😂😂🤣 do you hear yourself?

[@eduardopeleo396]

Bronny is about to become the first nba player to retire before his dad

[@bluebluefort5676]

This was a funny comment

[@urbaindelva7869]

Right, because he'll just quit when his father walks away, right? Stop it.

[@Jeffgordonfan24hesthegoat]

💀

[@7505hynz]

@@urbaindelva7869

[@AlSemz]

This is exactly what any scout telling the truth was saying about bronny yet media continues to gas light.

[@q2rawgaming247]

Bronny just need to turn into Teen Wolf!!!

[@7505hynz]

Michael J Fox with Parkinson’s can ball up this Bronny fool

[@testing52009]

bronny took an opportunity away from another, more deserving kid - plain and simple

[@TrunxKraft3000]

Yeah, Bronny is an evil, mean guy.

[@damianpresha9833]

Who ? The Lakers drafted him get over it

[@birdzviews]

Waste of a contract 4 years on a 2nd round pick. I’m all for opportunity but he could have went undrafted so he can feel the grind and give someone else an opportunity who actually played hard in college and didn’t have opportunities given.

[@urbaindelva7869]

If someone else was in Bronny's position, and he was better than them, what makes you think that they would step aside for him? Do you think players are really concerned about the careers of other players?

[@birdzviews]

@@urbaindelva7869 I’m talking about the front office, he could still get an opportunity as an undrafted rookie. But to average 4pts and land a long term deal as a 55th 2nd rounder is unheard of. There players undrafted that were top tier in college.

[@healthfadsfade]

@@birdzviews I’m a Mavs fan and I met Brandon Williams it is sad to see. Williams is 5xthe player Bronny is and LBJjr doesn’t even need the money. I’m sure there are 300 other players in a similar boat

[@birdzviews]

@@healthfadsfade big facts

[@brandonpenn9887]

I feel bad for the kid because he seems like a nice guy and he has some talent but this is all his fathers fault, this isn’t some business where you can slide a family member in who has no experience and you can hide them. This kid has to do that work and nobody can hide him it’s either you’re good enough or not. His father wants to be glorified so nobody especially matters not even his son who claimed he doesn’t wanna play with his father. Sad actually

[@CSmoothh]

I fault LeBron and Rich Paul for putting Bronny in this position. How do you not foresee that getting your son drafted, when he averaged 5 pts 3 reb 2 ast in college, on a team on which he didn't even start, that this would be controversial? Now he has this pressure and magnifying glass on his game that he wouldn't have had if he had stayed in college

[@RobertEcheverriaIII]

why feel bad ? Lebrons son put in the work and overcame his heart setback. He has the tools tol be a solid player in the league. He can play defense. Which is a solid foundation along with his genetics and potential. Not to mention his father is an amazing player and teammate. Lebron will help him along his nba journey and you have 0 clue what that means to either of them.

[@derekhayter4879]

Bronny is not on the Lakers to play. He is there to make his dad stays with the Lakers.

[@albertosvj]

​@@derekhayter4879 i think he will bring a lot of media too. It's just very proffitable

[@CSmoothh]

@@RobertEcheverriaIII I personally feel bad for him because no player should be going through this level of scrutiny in the developmental stages of their career. THE ONLY reason he's getting this criticism is because he got drafted into the NBA. 1) coming off a heart scare. 2) Averaging 5 pts 3 ast 2 reb on a losing team on which he didn't start and people know that no other player would've gotten drafted from those circumstances but his father forced the issue. Bronny would've been more respected coming in as an undrafted free agent or staying in college and improving his game to the point where he became a legitimate top prospect sought after by multiple organizations. Now he's forced to grow up before he needed too and he's under a magnifying glass because of the way he entered the league

[@philb.1502]

Bronny is 0-12 from three point range so far in the summer league and 6-26 shooting ( 23% FG) overall? He made those threes at the combine and in videos shooting in a gym with nobody guarding him! 🤣🤣

[@nbagoats4819]

He's just a little nervous and keep in mind EVERYONE is gunning for him. Don't worry, he's about to turn it on. Once that happens its over.

[@philb.1502]

@nbagoats4819 I counted FOUR wide open threes with nobody guarding him that he just bricked in the last summer league game. This everyone is gunning for him narrative is silly.

[@veryloudcrepes3956]

@@nbagoats4819bruh did you not watch the game yesterday, man he was layering bricks, he had multiple open 3’s and missed. If he can’t score on summer league rookies and g leaguers, he not scoring on real nba defense.

[@nbagoats4819]

@@veryloudcrepes3956 Don't focus so much on offense. Learn to focus on defense and you will began to appreciate him more. His defense is star material.💪

[@dedicated1228]

Include the combine, he shot horrible there. Like 1-20 from three

[@dddGG369]

Should've done a second year at USC

[@blackswansteve5303]

What happened to the 40 inch vert?

[@212keith]

Did he not windmill in warmups or i missed that?

[@rickbrees3297]

Caught a pass near the basket, jump stopped into a two footed vertical dunk. Vertical is not the issue

[@youngnas15]

A more accurate/relevant comment would be “What happened to the 19/25 3 point shooting in combine?” His vertical is elite his passing is average his shooting sucks he’s small and his handles are below average. Vertical isn’t the issue

[@Makeouthill.3615]

Any basketball so college basketball isn’t any basketball?

[@damianpresha9833]

G-league is better

[@amix8857]

The amount of special treatment yall give this man is despicable. You would never ever talk so positively about someone else in a similar position not named bronny. Yall would call them bums and dismiss them.

[@silvergold2140]

They are scared their boss lbj will fire them

[@jasonvegan5761]

Nepotism and pot stirring at its finest, obsess over the 55th pick like no one else exists

[@Keepit_100]

I said the same when mj went to baseball

[@Chip_in]

Bronny is the next Jordan Poole 🤣⛳

[@SuaveCityGear]

😂😂

[@cafelatte1124]

Jokes aside, that's still a nonsense. Jordan Poole actually impacted Warriors winning finals and then fell off. Bronny is nowhere even close to that.

[@mryup6100]

For Bronny that would be a dream

[@kjdaman27]

😂😂😂

[@kjdaman27]

Jordan Poole got more skill than Bronny

[@1RobertSmith]

Bronny's gotta tighten up on the man2man defense. They are creating too much space against him and without that his stay in the NBA will be a miserable one

[@treyvonlewis3511]

can't even imagine what luka or trae young would do to him

[@JamesDaniel217]

His defense is what hes beat at, hes already better than most in the nba, u smoking

[@1RobertSmith]

@@JamesDaniel217 Watch that game against Houston,, the ball handlers were slipping away from him a few times

[@qaibthai8996]

bronny james is making summer league ineresting. hahahah. i love it

[@BLACKMAAT]

THE LAKERS SHOULD HAVE DRAFTED BOOGIE ELLIS

[@thiccpotato1147]

Dude looked like me playing church league against the team where everyone’s over 6’4” and played HS or college ball.

[@mundifantastic2949]

You never know the kid might improve within a year or three if he is given a chance. He can even play in the Euro league or PR league.

[@TavaraTheLaughingLion]

Puerto Rican league?

[@ogroddy8811]

Didn’t even mention Reed Sheppard I hate ESPN !

[@RickRijuanaPro]

I actually hope he makes it because I don't think I've ever seen so many people against 1 person.

[@nothembajozi2862]

Wisdom.

[@deni8814]

His easy road to NBA is what people don't like

[@mrvroom188]

blame ESPN

[@RickRijuanaPro]

@@deni8814 Very true.

[@MrJoec68]

No one is against him, just be honest he's where he is because of his father. People pointing out that he's not very isn't being against him it's called being honest. Honestly he shouldn't be on an NBA team , maybe the G league but he's getting paid well so don't worry about him

[@Kauaibanga]

Media making him lose His confidence🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@MikeyJae777]

Bronny should’ve stayed one more year at USC and played a full season of college basketball.

[@bboyizzy]

Espn giving Bronny that hawk tuh after dropping 8 pts.

[@Ygbkj]

How can yall be critical of the number 1 and 2 picks but suck bronny you know what

[@travisjohnson4398]

Putting up bricks

[@guillermitodeir4900]

They way this guys talk about Bronny is like he’s a super star in the making and the guys that ata scoring 20+ pts a game are some bums he needs to talk about because they need to fill some dead space on tv. What a circus

[@myronsmith6432]

I'll say this about Bronny he can dunk, so maybe he'll do what his dad never has "enter a dunk contest"

[@alexh7064]

Bronny got a career in bricklaying

[@richi1235]

Wait for the national media people like Windhorst to tell you its not allowed to say he plays poorly 😂

[@elipascal3689]

DiAngelo Ball was a better player coming into the league.

[@GTone15]

ESPN is going to wear us out with these same Bronny highlights

[@nanathamuz1145]

6 for 26 in 3 games! Not bad at all,, he truly belongs here in Hollywood!

[@JHBROCHACHO]

During the draft combine ESPN analyst quote he shot an impressive 19out of 25 they kept saying it over and over now reality 0 for 12

[@GFitness214]

Bronny need to be playing at a rec league. His father really exploiting him all because he's in competiton with Jordan and to say that his son made the NBA over Jordan son

[@andrewmoore7927]

The Lakers could have paid me 250,000, and I would have been putting up those same numbers

[@airforceups1]

Why are The ESPN lames talking about a player who didn't earned his spot

[@ChosenOne1111]

Bronny keep believing in yourself. Much Love to you kid. I see greatness in you. Always keep your head up. ❤

[@increasekru5123]

Lebron James Jr. , also known as Bronny was driving a Lamborghini when he was 16 to high school, its hard for a teen like that be hungry to make it in the NBA, this is a feel good story , thats not feeling so good right now. I just hope that this doesn't drive him to alcoholism or drugs, he's going to have something to ease the pain of this reality.

[@andrewp4220]

J. Lin right now is better than Clowney James

[@SuaveCityGear]

Why is Bronny getting so many minutes to play 🤨

[@OrangeJungle]

Becuz he’s one of the draft picks 😂😂 pretty sure there’s only one other person who was a draft pick. If I’m a team I’m definitely playing my draft picks in a summer league game

[@philb.1502]

He's 6'1 and can't dribble the ball?? He has no handle. You see, the other summer league dude just rip the ball from him. Bronny isn't an NBA player.

[@johnlinks]

Wasted pick

[@kjthomas4553]

No it’s not

[@Ishootback239]

They wasted a whole spot for lebrons kid smh

[@TheKennyGM]

btw everyone knows he's going to play game one of the season just so Lebron can say '' I played with my son in the NBA and make a documentary about it ''

[@dezevora45]

Bronny "D league" james😂

[@kcl7676]

This is why NBA is dying. Instead of promoting future stars, they focus on mediocre.

[@First1ToComment]

I've seen enough / induct him to the hall of fame already!😊

[@albgamin410]

I’m glad he’s pullin shots

[@nopartiesinnyc]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="107">1:47</a> a shot chart? really? for someone who shot 6-26...special treatment in full effect

[@andrewtheworldcitizen]

He didn't say, "I'm looking forward to playing any basketball. ".... He said, "I'm just looking forward to playing basketball." smfh

[@richi1235]

2nd coming of MJ?

[@scruffd0g193]

Bronny was absolutely not ready at all for the nba.

[@delxinogaming6046]

Liar. If playing and getting better were his priority, he would have stated in college another year ….

[@JoeWrightIV]

Well the g league will welcome u with open arms!😂😂😂

[@youtubeguy9316]

These guys just said he flashed defensively because he has some steals

[@mrs.lovely8527]

He also has become more aggressive which is what he needed to work on. It's only been a couple of weeks and people expected him to be on Lebron's level in that short amount of time. You'll are weird😂

[@youtubeguy9316]

@@mrs.lovely8527 so playing this horrible means he can’t be talked about? If he was playing good you,him his dad and his lame agent rich paul would be talking like they just hit a walk off home run in the World Series. You and whatever group of people that want to defend this horrible play are the real weird ones. Let me guess your come back could you beat him? 😂😂😂😂

[@BLACKMAAT]

BRONNY JAMES IS "SPACE JAM" IN THE NBA

[@mjprelic]

I never heard reporters talking about a 55th pick who's shooting horribly and too small to guard anyone, but still saying the SL coach saying "hes going to iave a long career" wow. This is the first

[@warlockmagic3416]

Hear that Lakers fans, he's gonna have a looooooooong career. He's "flashed" defensively, but also done bad defensively. If that makes sense. Oh and here is his shot chart. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxoxxxxxxxxxxxxxxoxxxxxxxxxxxxo a lot of hugs, not many kisses. At this point I feel bad for him and everyone else watching. He was clearly not ready and then the contract signing makes it that much worse. I feel the best thing to have done. Was have him go Undrafted and then keep him with the G-League and be quiet about him.. Leave him alone and let him develop at his own pace.. then if he can make it, cool.. If not, that's okay too. But they wouldn't have had to make it a circus. I honestly hate to have to say anything bad about the young man. The media gives us literally no choice but to be critical. Because all they wanna do is blow constant smoke.. just at least stop blowing him up and constantly meat riding him in the media..

[@MidLifeTyson]

The kid had unlimited resources to focus on basketball and he averaged 4 points a game in college

[@Sonnel_James]

Mcmenamin and Bontemps been reporting like CNN correspondent lately.. it's weird 😂😂

[@BoBoBale]

just loosen up Bronny!!

[@kennethiwuji6700]

So Lakers paid almost 10Mil to draft this kid with zero game as a practice guy for G League that is the Goal? U can try to Spin how U want but. Lakers and Bron is making a Mockery out the NBA.🤮🤮🤮

[@adedoyinolayinka4255]

Same day yesterday, the number 53 pick, Jaylen Clark, scored 2 points (1 of 9 shooting)for the Minnesota Timberwolves..but we only want to bash LeBron's kid. I wish you the best bashing a 18-year old millionaire 😂

[@edgarmancenido6045]

The positive. Bronny’s 3-point percentage hasn’t decreased.

[@93schyler]

Let the kid grow Jesus Christ Yall weird for being on his sack seriously

[@atlien1988]

I actually had the opportunity to watch Alex Sarr at OTE and attend some private workouts. I don't know what he will become, but I know for a fact that he's significantly better right now than Bronny will [likely] ever be. ESPN has done such a terrible job of promoting potential stars of this league, repeatedly propping up this mediocre player simply because he is LeBron's son. I have never in my life seen mediocrity propped up so much in my three-plus decades of watching sports.

[@SteelBand17]

ESPN obsession over Bronny... even for triple single.

[@JamesDaniel217]

Yall wrong, Bronny gunna be top 5 in a few years. Hes already better than most the class, why he gotta play hard in summer league?? Yall crazy

[@AlexR0w]

Top 5??? Based on what?

[@jermainerowe9541]

That’s why it’s called G league people Everyone isn’t as gifted as a LeBron or Kyrie

[@cofusedJames]

They covering bruh like he the number overall pick

[@dankdakingg7914]

They tlk about the #55 pick...a g league player...before the #1 pick???????

[@whoneedstoknow]

He’s not ready for nba

[@Gokutrump]

Get him out the league. The only nba floor he needs to be on is as the janitor.

[@emikomina]

then get ready for pick-up basketball after your 9-5, after your contract expires bruh 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kevinwoods9274]

9-5? He already signed a contract making more money than most people make in multiple lifetimes

[@RealKingGrizz]

@@kevinwoods9274it’s ragebait bro don’t fall for it 😭😂😂

[@hooligan5381]

even at his worst he accomplished more than you'll ever achieve in your life 😂

[@thanos8914]

@@hooligan5381using another man’s status as a comeback is legendary pathetic 😂

[@yahikotargaryen]

ain’t nothing wrong with s 9-5, jit trash but even without that contract he been rich bro lol

[@mrhouston8511]

The number 1 pick Bronny James lol espn come on man

[@alsaeedm]

Those NUMBERS!

[@hdeodh]

Shanghai Sharks founds their new superstar point guard.

[@leeadama3504]

He needs to train with steph curry

[@infinitybitcid1261]

A few more terrible games and that's a wrap. It's over. Time to stop.

[@lydellb]

Missing so many open threes and barely knocking down any free throws is crazy work.

[@philb.1502]

Bronny just doesn't have the skills. He can't pass, dribble, or shoot at an NBA level. He's 6'1. He does play hard on defense, and he's athletic. His skills are way behind his athleticism.

[@Braselton21]

I'm so glad the fans aren't falling for the lies :D

[@nothinbutms]

Dear Bronny, regardless of whatever way the decision was made, regardless if you feel it was right or wrong. Make the decision to be the best that you can be from here on out and use the support around you as the tool it is... my son and i are rooting for you fam... use the doubt as fuel and remember fuel evaporates after use! Stay strong, Learn, And improve. on & off the court. Yourz truly, support!

[@thanos5804]

Ha this aint the wnba you cant brick like that

[@williamparker3328]

LeBron ought to be ASHAMED of himself, not for trying to help him out but holding an entire organization hostage!!! He knows darn well he is NOT NBA MATERIAL!!!!! BASKETBALL IS NOT FOR HIM. But his younger son is going to be THE ONE!!!! LEBRON PLEASE STOP TRYING TO MAKE HIM BE WHAT YOU WANT HIM TO BE. LET HIM CHOOSE HIS OWN CAREER WITHOUT YOUR INTERFERENCE. STOP IT BEFORE YOU RUIN HIS LIFE!!!!!

[@outhouseizzy]

gotta layoff video games he's the furthest from a normal kid and yes im talkin about bronny 😂

[@jt2458hh]

You have high school stars that go off to become college stars, and still don’t get drafted. This kid was neither a college or high school. Not even a top 3 player on either team 😂 this is embarrassing.

[@theeverlastingfatherkjv5980]

What LeBron is doing to this kid is unfair. He is clearly not ready for the NBA. That is not a parent’s job to put so much pressure on your kid.

[@user-qk4vl8lj4r]

The minute Lebron retire he better go back to being a streamer 😂

[@blackzero23]

Send him to China to boost his confidence