If the Lakers are hoping to develop rookie Bronny James into a true NBA-caliber player, they're not going about it correctly.

A former Los Angeles Lakes star is coming to the defense of LeBron James and Bronny James and confronting the haters.

Bronny James struggled in the most playing time he has received in his NBA career. Bronny was scoreless for the Lakers in their 118-104 loss to Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

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In a 118-104 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard—and son of superstar forward LeBron James— Bronny James struggled in the first ample playing time of his young career. The USC product attempted and missed five shots, and struggled to find his footing defensively against All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey and the Sixers.

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics on Thursday, with Bronny James getting some playing time. How many points did he score?

Stephen A. Smith is pleading with Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James to get his son Bronny out of the NBA ranks with all deliberate speed.

Bronny James added an impressive dunk to his 31-point performance Friday to help lift the South Bay Lakers to a 122-110 win over Rip City Remix.

The Los Angeles Lakers looked to get back in the win column on Thursday night when they continued their road trip against the Washington Wizards. Anthony Davis was out for L.A., although Washington came in losers of 15 straight and holding the worst record in the league.

With Anthony Davis out, LeBron James finishes with 24 points in just 27 minutes of playing time to lead the Lakers to a 134-96 win over the Wizards.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been linked to adding this guard to help their defense and give them some added playmaking on offense.