Former NBA player Brian Scalabrine echoed similar thoughts on his SiriusXM NBA radio show with Frank Isola, saying competing against older players and traveling to games instead of living the first-class life of an NBA player would toughen James up and reveal his “inner dog.”

Fresh off making his G League debut with the South Bay Lakers on Saturday night, Bronny James is only going to be a part-time player for the club

Bronny James' NBA G League experience will be much different from that of a typical NBA rookie on assignment. As the son — and teammate — of Lakers superstar LeBron James, Bronny James is already far from the normal NBA rookie.

Bronny James is getting more special treatment from the Lakers. LeBron’s eldest son, whom the Lakers took late in the second round of this year’s NBA draft, will only be playing in G League home games and won’t be getting on commercial flights for ...

On Saturday evening, Bronny James played his first G League game for the South Bay Lakers. The Lakers defeated the Salt Lake City Stars by a score of 110-96.

The Lakers drafting Bronny James was always going to become a sideshow for Los Angeles this season when it came to LeBron, but new information about Bronny’s G League assignment is beyond the pale. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reports that the Lakers rookie is getting phenomenal star treatment during his time with the South Bay Lakers of the G League.

Brian Windhorst hasn't minded how the Los Angeles Lakers have handled Bronny James until a recent move. The rookie played in five games for the Lakers, beginning the season by sharing the court with LeBron to become the first father-son teammates in NBA history.