On Saturday afternoon, the South Bay Lakers played the Sioux Falls Skyforce in Orlando, Florida.
The Lakers won by a score of 130-106.
Bronny James finished the victory with 16 points, five assists and one steal while shooting 6/8 from the field and 3/4 from three-point range.
NBA Fans React To Bronny James’ Performance In Lakers-Heat G League Game
Here’s what people were saying about Bronny:
@tjreaty5: “in the G league he should be shooting a max of 12-15 shots every night tbh”
@mike_daddino: “Bronny James had his best game in the g league today 🤝🤝”
@ClasslessMike: “Needs to shoot more or he’s never going to be comfortable being aggressive in the NBA. Don’t care if he goes 6/16.”
@fathersdayclub: “Trade him to any team besides the Lakers and I promise he will take off. Too much pressure with his dad on the roster.”
@itsejh: “I always wonder what year 2 at usc would’ve looked like”
Bronny FEELIN’ it in Orlando 😤
4-4 in the 1Q 📊 pic.twitter.com/adhmiFvgU3
— South Bay Lakers (@SouthBayLakers) December 20, 2025
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Bronny came into the day with averages of 9.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per contest while shooting 35.6% from the field and 21.2% from three-point range in his first six games of the 2025-26 G League season.
Last season, he averaged 21.9 points per contest in 11 games.
Bronny was COOKING in the “Caitlin Clark” Kobe 6 at the @nbagleague Winter Showcase. 🌐 pic.twitter.com/c2b6Wq5SvB
— SLAM Kicks (@SLAMKicks) December 20, 2025
Bronny being in the G League is good for his development since he has been unable to land a consistent spot in JJ Redick’s rotation with the Lakers.
The former USC guard is averaging 1.9 points and 1.5 rebounds per contest while shooting 32.3% from the field and 28.6% from three-point range in 14 NBA games.
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As for the Lakers, they are in the middle of another strong regular season with a record of 19-7 in 26 games (which has them as the fourth seed in the Western Conference).
They are in the middle of a two-game winning streak.
On Saturday night, the Lakers will visit the LA Clippers.
