‘Bonafide scrub’ Stephen A Smith put on blast by LeBron James’ friend over Bronny James rant
NBA analyst Stephen A Smith gets trolled after recent remarks regarding LeBron James' son Bronny James on the First Take Show.
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Stephen A Smith, LeBron James and Bronny James
In his 15 minutes of action during Tuesday night’s Los Angeles Lakers defeat to the Philadelphia 76ers, Bronny James went 0-for-5 from the field and failed to score again. After 44 minutes of play, the youngster is currently 1-for-16 on the season, ranking among the league’s least productive players. After the game, Bronny faced immense criticism from NBA analyst, Stephen A Smith.
He begged LeBron James to stop attempting to make Bronny a legitimate member of a squad that is seriously contending for the championship on Wednesday’s episode of First Take. He said bluntly that “we all know” that without him, Bronny wouldn’t be playing in the NBA. In response to this, LBJ’s longtime friend (cuffsthelegend) responded to Smith with a dig towards his early basketball career on Instagram.
Cuffs The Legend wrote in his caption, “Bona fide scrub be talking about PROFESSIONAL basketball players. Y’all created these monsters.”
Despite this, Smith is not someone who would back down from his recent remarks. Not only that, Smith has also been vocal about this situation earlier this season. He presents a strong argument. Even though LeBron James has done a great deal for basketball, the Lakers and the NBA may need to start treating Bronny seriously and admit that he isn’t yet ready for primetime.
Smith also stated once that Bronny needs time and is not ‘NBA ready’ yet. He is an unfinished product and blamed James Sr. for fielding him into the NBA so early. Given that, it remains to be seen whether or not the Lakers star reacts to Smith’s recent remarks.
LeBron James sets things straight regarding Bronny James’ recent performance against 76ers
In his first significant amount of playing time as a young player, Bronny James struggled. Facing All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey and the Sixers, the USC product failed to establish his defensive footing and missed five shots. LeBron James, however, is unconcerned. Following the game, he told reporters that the match was Bronny’s first genuine taste of NBA action.
Obviously, it’s his first extensive minutes with us. We had that first game where it was just a moment … and that was a great moment. But tonight was his first opportunity to be with the big guys, be with the big club, and he’s going to continue to use that and get better and better.
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The younger James had never appeared on the court for the Lakers for more than five minutes before Tuesday’s defeat, in which he played 15 minutes. However, Lakers coach JJ Redick handed Bronny an opportunity to contribute when veteran guard Gabe Vincent was out because of a knee ailment. Although he did not live up to expectations, Bronny believes he ‘is on the right path.’
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