Bronny James played his first game against one of his father’s former teams on Thursday night when the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Summer League. How did he do?
James entered Thursday night’s game coming off of the best game of his young professional career. He dropped a career-high 12 points against the Hawks on 5-for-11 shooting from the field. The performance included his first two made 3-pointers on five total attempts.
Before the matchup with the Cavaliers, James had a total of 29 points on 12-of-42 shooting (2-of-15 on 3-point attempts) as well as 16 rebounds, six steals, and three blocks.
The Lakers snapped a four-game losing streak to start Summer League play with the win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.
Here’s how James fared in his sixth game of Summer League action. Stats will be updated occasionally throughout the game.
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