Bronny James heard MVP chants as he stepped as much as the free-throw line late within the fourth quarter of the Lakers’ 134-96 win over the Wizards on Friday.
How honest these chants are is up for interpretation.
The 20-year-old James heard the chants as he shot from the charity stripe with a bit greater than 5 seconds on the clock within the fourth quarter.
The clips from the printed that went viral on-line made it laborious to inform if the chants had been coming from Wizards followers or in the event that they had been from Lakers followers who had been touring to see their workforce.
The son of LeBron James completed Thursday’s win taking pictures 1-for-6 from the ground and hitting three photographs from the free-throw line.
He recorded 5 factors. two rebounds, two assists and a steal.
Thursday was the second consecutive sport during which James performed prolonged minutes.
He had quarter-hour on Tuesday and 12 minutes on the ground in D.C.
“Obviously, it’s his first extensive minutes with us,” LeBron James instructed reporters earlier within the week about his son. “We had that first game where it was just a moment … and that was a great moment. But tonight was his first opportunity to be with the big guys, be with the big club, and he’s going to continue to use that and get better and better.”
The trouble on Thursday was an enchancment over his efficiency on Tuesday when he shot 0-for-5 and turned the ball over 3 times.
Lakers coach JJ Redick mentioned he might need put the youthful James in a foul spot after Tuesday’s sport.
“Maybe put him in a tough spot,” Redick mentioned. “Flying up yesterday, nationally televised game in Philly and all that stuff. He didn’t play well, but he’s been playing great in the stay-ready games, and he’s been playing great in the G [League].”
