Being the son of arguably the game's greatest-ever player, every aspect of Bronny James' game gets magnified. The rookie isn't having the best time on the court by any means, giving experts like Stephen A. Smith the opportunity to question his position in the NBA let alone the LA Lakers. As a father, LeBron James is trying his best to curb the criticism from reaching his son, but it is inevitable, and junior James has finally addressed the noise around him.
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Bronny James Says Hate Gets Him Going
Talking to Joe Vardon of The Athletic, Bronny read the hate comments people post about him online. He added that the negativity pushes him to better his game and prove the doubters wrong. “But sometimes it just, it fuels me a little bit,” he admitted. “I see everything that people are saying, and people think, like, I’m a f—— robot, like I don’t have any feelings or emotions.”
Bronny is responding the only way he knows how—putting in the work. “But I just take that and use it as fuel for me to go out, wake up every day and get to the gym early, get my extra work in, watch my extra film every day, get better every day,” he said during the interview.
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Bronny James Knows What His Role Is
As a rookie, who was 55th in the draft, Bronny isn't expected to emerge as the league's biggest revelation. Moreover, he expectedly won't get much time on the court as well. Bronny is aware of that and revealed that the conversation with Lakers GM Rob Pelinka has given him clarity about his role in the team.
“That’s what Rob wants me to do as a young guy, coming in, playing in the G League and learning from far on the bench watching the Lakers play,” he said. And it seems to be working. In just 9 games for the Lakers’ G-League affiliate side, Bronny James averages 20.6 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.