{"id":150820,"date":"2025-07-06T08:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T08:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/150820\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T08:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T08:21:10","slug":"lakers-turn-heads-with-surprise-bronny-james-decision-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/150820\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers Turn Heads With Surprise Bronny James Decision on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\/lakers-turn-heads-with-surprise-bronny-james-decision\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lakers Turn Heads With Surprise Bronny James Decision on Saturday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lakers Turn Heads With Surprise Bronny James Decision on Saturday<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Athlon Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Lakers got their summer league action started in the California Classic on Saturday, but second-year guard Bronny James is still waiting to hit the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers opted not to dress James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, in the game against the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers went on to lose 89-84, and after the game some fans expressed surprise that James was not given the chance to play.<\/p>\n<p>As Caleb Hightower of The Sporting News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/lakers\/story\/2025-07-05\/lakers-summer-league\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:noted;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">noted<\/a>, the Lakers had not given any advanced notice that James would not be in the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Entering the day, there was no indication that Los Angeles would sideline James to begin Summer League action,&#8221; Hightower wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Many expected James to play in the team&#8217;s summer slate as he fights for a spot on the roster next season. The former USC guard, who split last season between the Lakers and the team&#8217;s G League affiliate, said he has been working hard to get in good shape this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m just running a lot,&#8221; James said. &#8220;Getting a lot of conditioning in &#8230; it\u2019s just Year 2, so I&#8217;ve got to lock in on the things that I didn\u2019t know before my rookie year and excel with that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With James watching Saturday&#8217;s game in street clothes, former G Leaguer DJ Steward had the chance to shine, scoring 20 points on 7-for-10 shooting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\/bronny-james-breaks-social-media-silence-after-nba-summer-league\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Bronny James Breaks Social Media Silence After NBA Summer League;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Related: Bronny James Breaks Social Media Silence After NBA Summer League<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\/lakers-turn-heads-with-surprise-bronny-james-decision\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Athlon Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jul 6, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lakers Turn Heads With Surprise Bronny James Decision on Saturday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. 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