Hours before Monday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers, a viral video circulated on YouTube, titled “ BRONNY JAMES has zero idea how to play basketball .” This was just the latest in a long string of criticism surrounding the sophomore guard, something he’s dealt with since his rookie year. The 55th pick in last year’s draft is still a 21-year-old trying to find a rhythm in a league where possessions blaze by in real time. However, by the end of the night, James had seemingly shifted the conversation.

Lakers legend James Worthy publicly commended Bronny on the broadcast. “ I thought this might have been Bronny’s best game of his NBA career ,” Worthy said postgame . “ For a young kid that’s been working toward trying to get more experience, he came

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