To those people saying “Bronny James will get there someday”, the 20-year-old has certainly been making efforts to prove them right over the last couple of weeks. Being LeBron James’ son, the pressure was immense on him, despite being a 55th overall pick. Fortunately, the young star responded in kind by making some memorable strides in the G-League, recording a career-high 17 points with the Lakers, and slowly moving on up. Now, just as the Lakers are set to conclude their regular season, Bronny is very close to surpassing a rookie record of Michael Jordan himself! While he did not need any additional advantage to help him cross the threshold, the Lakers have nevertheless provided one to him.
According to reports, the upcoming Los Angles Lakers-Portland Trail Blazers game will feature a different set of starters. LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, and Rui Hachimura, aka 4 of the 5 regular starters of the team, are currently experiencing injury issues. Therefore, this gives a chance for the underdogs to kick off the matchup. Amongst them is Bronny James, who will start in his very first NBA game! Not only will the 20-year-old get a chance to start before the regular season concludes, this change will also give him a big head-start.
All he needs to do is make 1 more 3-pointer to surpass the record of 9 3-pointers set by Michael Jordan in his own rookie season! Bronny James typically does not get a lot of playtime. Over the course of 26 games, he has averaged only 3 minutes, allowing him to possess an average score of only 2.2 points, 0.6 rebounds, and 0.6 assists. On the shooting front, the player averages 0.7-2.2 (33.3%) field goals, 0.3-1.2 (30.0%) 3-pointers, and 0.4-0.5 (78.6%) free throws.
Therefore, having some extra minutes on his belt will ensure he gets more opportunities to shoot. In the end, all Bronny needs to make is just one more 3-pointer, and he will enter the history books again. As a result, NBA fans have already gotten excited over what is to come next.
NBA Fans react to Bronny James potentially set to surpass Michael Jordan’s record: “master class loading”
One social media user wrote, “Bronny master class loading!”. Well, we won’t know until we see it for ourselves. However, being a starter will allow Bronny to perform better than he had in his recent games.
This is a developing story.
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