One of the great images planned for this season of the NBA was to see on the field LeBron James, star of Los Angeles Lakers, with his son ‘Bronny’, chosen by the Los Angeles franchise in the last draft, in the 55th position, after having played a single year at the University of Southern California (USC).
After attending some preseason matches, the scene became reality on last October 23, when they both met on the court in the victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves by 110 -103.
Before officially starting the season, in his first games with the Lakers, ‘Bronny’ was seen excessively green, with little consistency in his shot, signing quite discreet performances, although it is true that the press poured out quite fierce and unfair criticism on him just for being the son of who he is. Today, ‘Bronny’ has a lot of work ahead of him to establish himself in the league.
LeBron and ‘Bronny’ James, together in a meeting with the Lakers / AP
In your twenty-second season in the NBA, LeBron, who will turn 40 in December, continues to make it very clear that its end is still far away. The decline of age is not intuited in a player who is in 22.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game. The Lakers are not among the shortlist of favorite franchises to win the ring, but the ‘King’ remains one of the great players in the league.
‘Bronny’s’ minutes with the Lakers
As for his firstborn, the reality so far in the NBA has been harsh. Until now, ‘Bronny’ James has played three games with the Lakers, playing only a total of eight minutes and four seconds, distributed in 2′ 41″ before the Minnesota Timberwolves, 5′ 16″ before the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the seven seconds in which he jumped onto the field to face the Toronto Raptors.
He scored a basket
There is little to expect in terms of performance after those three ‘times’, in which ‘Bronny’ has only been able to score a two point basket, against the ‘Cavs’. That day, he distributed two assists, and also has a rebound captured against the ‘Wolves’. His father, however, He is playing 34 minutes on average per game, a truly ‘atrocious’ taking as precedents other players who extended their careers until they were 40 years old.
It will remain to be seen, once LeBron’s will and dream of playing with his son is fulfilled, What happens with ‘Bronny’. Common sense calls for going down a step to have more opportunities in the development league team, something further away from the focus of their current reality. But in the land of Hollywood, everything is possible and nothing is predictable.
