"He hears it in nearly every arena the Lakers enter. "We want Bronny. We want Bronny." But on Monday night in Cleveland's Rocket Arena, where the familiar chant reached arena-filling decibels, it felt different. It felt like home. Bronny James provided some of the few Lakers highlights in the team's worst loss of the year - a 129-99 drubbing by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday - to turn an emotional homecoming for his father into a happy return for the 21-year-old."
""I was just excited to go out there and play," James said. "I'm always ready to go out and play, whether that's when the entire arena is saying 'We want Bronny' or no one is. I was just really, really grateful that they put me in at that time and I was able to go out and get a few buckets.""
"With the Lakers trailing by 20 by the third quarter, the chants for James started early. "We want Bronny" chants occur at nearly every Lakers game, almost turning the young guard's playing time into a sideshow instead of much-needed opportunities for a developing player trying to find his footing in the NBA. James hadn't played in a game since Jan. 18 and hadn't scored since Jan. 12."
Bronny James returned to Cleveland's Rocket Arena amid loud "We want Bronny" chants and energized the crowd despite the Lakers' 129-99 loss to the Cavaliers. He finished with eight points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal, including two three-pointers and a one-handed transition dunk. The chants for James occur frequently at Lakers games and have spotlighted his limited playing opportunities. He had not played since Jan. 18 and had not scored since Jan. 12. Teammate Gabe Vincent praised his maturity and called him "a light" on an otherwise difficult night for the team.
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