"I thought he was a nepo hire": Bronny James’ impressive performance against the Santa Cruz Warriors has everyone talking

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Mar 26, 2025, 01:25 IST

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Bronny James, son of NBA legend LeBron James, recently scored 39 points in a South Bay Lakers game, earning widespread praise. Despite previous criticism regarding his ascent in basketball, Bronny's consistent progress and talent are proving his doubters wrong. LeBron James shared his pride in his son's achievements on social media.

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Bronny James, the son of NBA legend LeBron James, has been in the news lately ever since he scored 17 points at the match between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks a few days ago. Recently, Bronny James scored 39 points at the match between the South Bay Lakers and the Santa Cruz Warriors. It’s safe to say that fans are in complete awe of the 20 year old player.

Bronny James’ impressive performance at the match against the Santa Cruz leaves everyone in awe

The NBA G League recently posted about Bronny James’ achievements on X. The post read as, “Bronny James could not be stopped! The @Lakers draftee recorded a career-high in scoring and posted his third 30+ point performance this season. 👏🙌” and fans are here for it.

A fan commented, “Bronny is going to be a solid all around pg, poor man’s Tony Parker maybe 🤷🏾‍♂️”, while another fan joked, “Impossible. I was told he was a nepo hire”.
A third fan wrote, “Bronny really out here leveling up every game 🔥🔥 gonna be a problem real soon!”

Another user wrote, “Whether you like it or not he’s developing extremely quickly and it’s becoming apparent that he belongs in the league. He was the 55th pick and had a heart attack last year! But y’all are expecting 20ppg just because he’s LeBron’s son.”
A fifth fan noted, “No one in this thread would ever be able to take the heat this kid has taken and still hoop the way he has been”.
Bronny James has received a lot of criticism in the past as many fans thought he had an undue advantage in the league due to being LeBron James’ son. But it seems like Bronny James has proved everyone wrong with his talent.
While the NBA legend, LeBron James, has not issued a statement about his son’s achievement yet, he did react to it.
A few hours ago, LeBron James shared South Bay Lakers’ post for Bronny James on X and added the caption, “SMILE THROUGH IT ALL YOUNG 🤴🏾!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 KEEP GOING!!”
LeBron James will be spotted at the next game of the Los Angeles Lakers as they play against the Indiana Pacers in a few hours.
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