Bronny James had an NBA breakthrough during Thursday night's Los Angeles Lakers loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. ESPN's Stephen A. Smith—just weeks removed from a courtside confrontation with Bronny's father, LeBron James, over his comments about the young guard—made sure to compliment Bronny on Friday's First Take. He also took time to set the record straight on what he's said about James's early NBA career.
James led the shorthanded Lakers, who were without LeBron, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Dorian Finney-Smith and Jared Vanderbilt, in scoring (17 points) and assists (5) in the outing, setting career highs in both categories. Smith liked what he saw from the 20-year-old.
