{"id":152007,"date":"2026-02-12T13:34:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=152007"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:34:38","slug":"breaking-news-bronny-james-may-not-be-dominating-headlines-but-his-recent-g-league-showing-is-raising-eyebrows-the-rookie-guard-quietly-put-together-a-performance-worth-watching-is-this-the-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=152007","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News!! Bronny James may not be dominating headlines, but his recent G League showing is raising eyebrows. The rookie guard quietly put together a performance worth watching. Is this the start of his real rise in the Lakers system?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption \">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2245402220-e1770883204249.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2245402220-e1770883204249.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2245402220-e1770883204249.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2245402220-e1770883204249.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Bronny James\" width=\"780\" height=\"529\" data-img-load-time=\"620\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1065\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>There were few positives for the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0to take from Tuesday\u2019s 136-108 blowout loss to the\u00a0San Antonio Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>With Luka Doncic,\u00a0LeBron James,\u00a0Austin Reaves,\u00a0Deandre Ayton, and\u00a0Marcus Smart\u00a0all\u00a0sidelined, the game felt close to a scheduled loss.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the absences created opportunity. Fringe rotation players were handed extended minutes, and\u00a0Bronny James emerged as one of the brighter spots on an otherwise frustrating night.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">James posted a season-high 12 points, adding three rebounds, six assists, and a block across 25 confidence-building minutes.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Less than 24 hours later, he carried that momentum into the NBA\u2019s minor league.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Lakers Assignment Continues Momentum for James<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Suiting up for the South Bay Lakers on Wednesday night, Los Angeles\u2019 G League affiliate, James once again scored 12 points on an efficient 5-of-9 shooting performance that included two made three-pointers.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">He added three rebounds, six assists, and two blocks in 29 minutes off the bench, producing a stat line strikingly similar to his performance against San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>South Bay secured a 128-116 win over rivals the San Diego\u00a0Clippers\u00a0in a game that featured several\u00a0NBA\u00a0assignments.<\/p>\n<p>Two-way players\u00a0Drew Timme,\u00a0Nick Smith Jr., and Chris Manon all saw action. Timme led the way among them with 20 points and six rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Smith finished with nine points but struggled from beyond the arc, while Manon contributed five points, three assists, and a steal. All three had also played against the Spurs the night before.<\/p>\n<p>G League standout\u00a0R.J. Davis continued his strong run with 18 points, five rebounds, and five assists on an efficient 4-of-5 shooting display, including 3-of-4 from three-point range and a perfect 4-of-4 at the free-throw line<\/p>\n<p>Tevian Jones\u00a0scored a team-high 24 points, knocking down four three-pointers. In total, nine of South Bay\u2019s 10 active players logged more than 20 minutes in a rotation packed with ball-handlers and scoring options.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Defensive Identity Remains the Focus<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Much of James\u2019 production came early. He scored all 12 of his points in the first half, leading the team at the break while shooting 5-of-6 from the field and 2-of-3 from deep, adding two assists.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">In the second half, he shifted into more of a facilitator role. James went 0-of-3 from the field but handed out four additional assists. He finished the night plus-17, committing two turnovers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"bd900c0e9e701146904c6735cd850d0e\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"lazy-embed lazy-embed--ssr embed-instagram-com lazy-embed--loaded\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DUpMLCMESXk\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DUpMLCMESXk\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=656&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com&amp;rp=%2Fsports%2Fnba%2Flos-angeles-lakers%2Fbronny-james-g-league-clippers%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A349250.69999999553%7D\" height=\"1150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Following the Spurs game, James reiterated that his primary focus is not scoring.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cI\u2019d say defensively, that\u2019s my role that I want to excel at,\u201d\u00a0he told reporters following the Spurs game. \u201cWe have a lot of guys, Luka, LeBron, AR. Those guys can go get buckets whenever we need them. But they need guys like myself, Vando, Jake, guys who can defend.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">With so many NBA assignments in uniform, individual stat lines were always likely to be spread thin. Minutes were carefully managed across a deep roster.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">At the NBA level, James has hovered on the edge of the Lakers\u2019 rotation for much of the season and received a pair of DNPs prior to the Spurs matchup.<\/p>\n<p>Before that contest, he had been assigned to South Bay for practice, according to\u00a0Lakers reporter Trevor Lane, signaling his likely participation in Wednesday\u2019s G League game.<\/p>\n<p>In nine G League appearances this season, James is\u00a0averaging\u00a012.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 4.8 assists while shooting 45.1% from the field and 29.2% from three-point range.<\/p>\n<p>South Bay now\u00a0sits\u00a011-8 in the G League regular season, holding sixth place in the Western Conference and firmly in the playoff mix.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">The margin remains tight, however, with just a few games separating the top and bottom of the postseason picture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty There were few positives for the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0to take from Tuesday\u2019s 136-108 blowout loss to the\u00a0San Antonio Spurs. 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