Bronny James scored a career-high five points for the Los Angeles Lakers

On January 31, 2025, Bronny James scored a career-high five points for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Washington Wizards. The crowd at Capital One Arena chanted “MVP” for the young player. 

Bronny James – son of Los Angeles Lakers legend Lebron – was cheered by the Washington Wizards crowd as he scored a career-high five points against their own side in the NBA. The home support were chanting the 20-year-old’s name before he even entered the game for the fourth quarter at the Capital One Arena.

What happened

• Bronny entered the game in the fourth quarter and played the entire 12 minutes. 
• He made a driving layup and converted the free throw for a three-point play. 
• He also had two rebounds, two assists, and a steal. 
• He finished the game with two free throws. 
• The Lakers won the game 134-96. 

How was Bronny received by the crowd?

• The crowd chanted “MVP” for Bronny before he even entered the game. 
• They continued to chant “MVP” as he lined up a late free throw. 
• The crowd gave Bronny a standing ovation. 

How did LeBron react? 

• LeBron watched his son’s performance from the sidelines and was delighted to see him score.

“He [Bronny] has had eyeballs on him his whole life. He’s used to it,” said Lakers coach JJ Redick.”He has handled everything with dignity, grace, class, all that stuff. He’ll continue to grow.”The Lakers have won five of their past six games to sit fifth in the Western Conference. The Wizards are bottom in the East after a club record-equalling 16th successive defeat.Bronny James joined the Lakers as a second-round draft pick from the University of Southern California in June.He made history in October when he stepped off the bench to join LeBron and become the first father-son duo to share the court in an NBA game during the Lakers’ season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Author: Seyi Awoleye

Los-Angeles, USA

seyiawoleye@yahoo.com