Dad knows Bronny still has plenty to learn in the NBA. “He was able to get behind the defense on one and find Jaxson (Hayes) for a dunk. That was good,” LeBron James said. “Obviously missed his shots. It’s just about him just getting more and more comfortable. It’s his first extensive minutes with us.

Say what you want about Bronny James and whether he deserved to get drafted by the Lakers on his own merit, but this is an extremely mature young man who is easy to root for and is, oh by the way, showing he can be a pretty damn good basketball player in the NBA's G League.

Playing in his first G League game since Dec. 21, Bronny James scored a career-high 31 points to lead the  South Bay Lakers past the Rip City Remix 122-110.