Los Angeles Lakers Injury Report: Will LeBron James' son Bronny James play against New Orleans Pelicans?

The Los Angeles Lakers will be playing their second game in the NBA Summer League on Saturday, July 12th against the New Orleans Pelicans. The match will be played at the Thomas & Mark Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. All eyes would be LeBron James' son, Bronny James, will he start against the New Orleans Pelicans or not.

Will Bronny James play against New Orleans Pelicans?

It is expected that the sophomore guard will be available to start the Saturday's clash against the New Orleans Pelicans. Los Angeles played a total of four games in the summer and three of them came at the California Classic at the Chase Center. Bronny James missed the opening game of the tournament against the Warriors but hasn't missed any game since then.

His first game was against Miami Heat, where he clocked 11 minutes and registered his best total of the summer with 10 points. In the next game against the San Antonio Spurs, he played for 15 minutes and in 21 minutes in the third game against the Dallas Mavericks. During these matches, he recorded 20 points, five rebounds and three assists.

During the Lakers' game against the Dallas Mavericks, the guard went up against Cooper Flagg. James shot 2-for-8 from the field and 1-for-8 from the 3-point line, which also included missing the game winning shot.

Despite struggling in the initial phase of the Summer League, Bronny James will be looking to make an impact in the coming games. He will be making his fourth start of the summer against the Pelicans on Saturday.

Bronny James on Cooper Flagg

Bronny James had the opportunity to go up against Cooper Flagg when both the teams met in their opening clash of the NBA Summer League. In a post game interview, James spoke with ESPN, where he reflected on playing against Flagg and offered his views on the rookie.

You know, he's just a quick powerful big, James said. So, you know, we've got to do everything we can to, you know, stop him and slow him down. But he's a great player. He's going to get hit sometimes, so you know, just got to do a great job and stop him down.

When and where to watch New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Lakers Summer League clash?

The tip-off time for the New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Lakers Summer League clash is 8:30 pm ET. The live broadcast of New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Lakers Summer League clash will be available on ESPN2. The fans can enjoy live streaming of New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Lakers Summer League clash on Fubo TV app.