{"id":572482,"date":"2026-01-31T07:34:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T07:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/572482\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T07:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T07:34:15","slug":"bronny-james-had-road-crowd-electrified-with-his-garbage-time-dunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/572482\/","title":{"rendered":"Bronny James had road crowd electrified with his garbage time dunk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bronny James thrilled fans with some high-flying garbage time fun in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Lakers guard got some burn late in his team\u2019s blowout win over the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. With just over three minutes left in the contest, James got a clear runway on a fastbreak opportunity and took flight. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BRONNY JAMES DUNK \u2014<\/p>\n<p>First LeBron, now Bronny. \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qzEogUaHJT\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/qzEogUaHJT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHoopCentral\/status\/2017420673401164194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 31, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The emphatic flush extended the Lakers\u2019 lead to 134-106. But one could have easily mistaken Friday\u2019s contest for a close game based on the crowd\u2019s excitement alone. It\u2019s even more amusing when you consider that Bronny riled up a crowd located nearly 2,700 miles from the Lakers\u2019 home arena.<\/p>\n<p>James tried to throw one down another time a few minutes later, but Wizards veteran Anthony Gill spoiled the party with a hard foul.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BRONNY JAMES WITH THE POSTER <\/p>\n<p>OMG \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XnjIqj0piu\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/XnjIqj0piu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBACentel (@TheNBACentel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNBACentel\/status\/2017423532280402344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 31, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>James finished with 4 points across 5 minutes in the Lakers\u2019 142-111 victory.<\/p>\n<p>James has oftentimes <a href=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/basketball\/bronny-james-bullied-victor-wembanyama\/725777\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/basketball\/bronny-james-bullied-victor-wembanyama\/725777\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">looked more like a sideshow act<\/a> than a solid contributor in his sophomore campaign. That seemed to hold true against the Wizards. He entered the contest averaging 1.7 points, 0.5 rebounds, and 1.1 assists on 37.2% shooting from the field.<\/p>\n<p>Bronny missed his first free throw of the year on Friday after coming into the game with a perfect 2\/2 season clip from the charity stripe.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bronny James thrilled fans with some high-flying garbage time fun in the nation\u2019s capital. 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