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After struggling in his Summer season League debut, Los Angeles Lakers second-round decide Bronny James sat out of the crew’s subsequent sport resulting from a swollen knee.
Lakers reporter Mike Trudell wrote on X that James is experiencing “hint quantities of swelling” in his left knee and was pulled from the back-to-back video games in opposition to the Golden State Warriors as a precaution.
Lakers followers will not have to attend lengthy to see James again on the courtroom, as he is anticipated to play within the ultimate California Traditional Recreation in opposition to the Miami Warmth on Wednesday.
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Los Angeles Lakers defenseman Bronny James Jr. throughout the sport in opposition to the Sacramento Kings on the Chase Middle in San Francisco on July 6, 2024. (Kelley L Cox – USA TODAY Sports activities)
James, chosen by the Lakers with the fifty fifth decide on this yr’s NBA Draft, received the beginning in his first skilled motion on Saturday evening, however he did not have one of the best efficiency within the 108-94 loss to the Sacramento Kings.
James shot simply 2 of 9 for 4 factors with two rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes on the courtroom. He missed all of his three-pointers and could not hit both of his free throws.
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On protection, James picked up his first steal of the Summer season League, regardless of being a minus-15 when he was on the sphere.
Dalton Knecht, the Lakers’ first-round pick of Tennessee, additionally struggled for Los Angeles, taking pictures 3 of 12 however going 5 of 9 from the free throw line for 12 factors in 26 minutes.
The Lakers’ finest participant got here off the bench, ahead Blake Hinson scoring 17 factors after hitting 5 of his 7 3-pointers and making his two free throws.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James Jr. scores a basket in opposition to the Sacramento Kings on the Chase Middle in San Francisco on July 6, 2024. (Kelley L Cox – USA TODAY Sports activities)
This is only one sport for younger James, son of celebrity LeBron James, who’s in Las Vegas getting ready for the Paris Olympics along with his American crew.
James famous throughout his introductory press convention that he did not get “as a lot of an opportunity” to “present what I can actually do” throughout his freshman season at USC. He averaged fewer than 5 factors per sport after beginning his school profession late resulting from a cardiac arrest he suffered whereas training with the crew in July.
James underwent surgical procedure to right a congenital coronary heart defect.
Los Angeles Lakers defenseman Bronny James Jr. throughout the sport in opposition to the Sacramento Kings on the Chase Middle in San Francisco on July 6, 2024. (Kelley L Cox – USA TODAY Sports activities)
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Now, James is attempting to silence the naysayers and skeptics who didn’t consider he ought to have been drafted this yr. These video games are all about improvement, and based on ESPN, James ought to spend nearly all of the yr within the G League with the South Bay Lakers.
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Scott Thompson is a sports activities journalist for Fox Information Digital.
