LOS ANGELES — He bounded out of the tunnel at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, with his trademark poker face, running past older fans who watched his father dominate in local gyms and teens in puffy coats calling his name.
"Bronny!" "Bronny!"
Bronny James threw down a windmill in warmups that drew an "oooooh" from thousands gathered at Nationwide in mid-December. The narrative was simple: Bronny and Chatsworth Sierra Canyon High taking on LeBron James' alma mater, St. Vincent-St. Mary, for the third time in four years.