Bronny James is no longer staying silent.
As the son of arguably the greatest NBA player in history, Bronny has basically inherited the haters that his father has gained throughout his 22 years in the NBA.
Because of that, he has been subject to intense criticism and scrutiny in ways that few rookies have ever experienced.
He wasn’t a top pick, but he gets more coverage for playing garbage minutes than any players taken ahead of him.
Speaking to The Athletic’s Joe Vardon, Bronny James admitted some of the criticism has gotten to him because people act like “I’m a f–king robot.”
“My first thought about everything is I always try to just let it go through one ear and out the other, put my head down, and come to work and be positive every day,” Bronny said. “But sometimes it just, it fuels me a little bit. I see everything that people are saying, and people think, like, I’m a f–king robot, like I don’t have any feelings or emotions.
“But I just take that and use it as fuel for me to go out, wake up every day and get to the gym early, get my extra work in, watch my extra film every day, get better every day. That’s what Rob wants me to do as a young guy, coming in, playing in the G League, and learning from far on the bench watching the Lakers play.”
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It has been widely stated that the only reason Bronny is on the Lakers is because his father is LeBron James.
On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets by a score of 120-108.
With the game out of reach, rookie guard Bronny James was given four minutes of playing time in the final quarter. This has been a theme for him throughout his rookie campaign for obvious reasons.
Bronny James Is Not Playing Much During Rookie Campaign
Bronny has also been shuttling between the NBA and G League during his rookie campaign.
He gets a ton of minutes when sent down, but once he gets back on the Lakers, it is mostly bench time for him.
The 20-year-old has played a total of 98 minutes in 21 games for Los Angeles.
In the G-League, Bronny is averaging 20.6 points on 36.1 percent three-point shooting with 5.0 rebounds and 5.1 assists in nine starts.
In the NBA, he is averaging 1.6 points per contest while shooting 26.3% from the field.
