Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James, the son of LeBron, had finally started to see some solid NBA action, playing in four straight games. However, his streak came to an end after the Lakers’ most recent win against the Golden State Warriors.
Amid the six-game road trip, Los Angeles pulled the trigger on a trade that sent Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Luka Doncic, one of the most surprising trades in recent memory.
Doncic has been dealing with a left calf strain that has kept him out since Christmas Day. And the Lakers will have to wait a little longer for Doncic to make his debut, as the Slovenian has been ruled out for Saturday’s game against the Indiana Pacers.
Although the Lakers have been shorthanded over the past few days with Davis and Doncic, among others, Lakers Nation’s Trevor Lane revealed that Bronny is with Los Angeles’ G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers.
Los Angeles may have assigned Bronny to South Bay for just a night or two, as it faces the Valley Suns on Friday and the San Diego Clippers on Saturday. He could very well be back with LA before their game on Saturday.
Bronny has appeared in 11 games for South Bay so far this season. He didn’t get off to the best start in his first two games, scoring only 10 points. Since then, he has only scored single digits just once. Overall, the former USC standout is averaging 16.3 points on 38% shooting, 4.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James. Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images
Fortunately for Lakers fans, they won’t have to wait much longer after Saturday for Doncic to make his debut. In fact, he is expected to play on Monday against the Utah Jazz. Los Angeles (30-19) will look to make it five straight on Saturday before the highly anticipated Luka game.
