by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton
The younger James was denied a start with several players unable to play in a recent game
According to Lake Show Life, the writing may be on the wall regarding head coach JJ Redick’s decision to start Nick Smith Jr. instead of Bronny in a recent game when Luka Dončić and Gabe Vincent were unavailable. Although Bronny signed a guaranteed contract and regularly rotates between playing in the G League (South Bay Lakers) and sitting at the end of the Lakers’ bench, Smith, who was picked up in September after being cut by the Charlotte Hornets, was chosen over him.
The writer surmises that Bronny only plays when the Lakers are carrying a considerable lead and resting the starters, or when the team is already losing and is bound to lose. That’s usually when Bronny is allowed off the bench, unless he’s playing with the South Bay Lakers (where his play this season is not doing him any favors).
Even in garbage time, he is unable to pad his stats, which only makes his situation worse in the eyes of basketball fans. With LeBron possibly playing his last season (at least in a Lakers uniform), where would this leave Bronny once his father is no longer a Laker?
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Source: Black Enterprise
