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Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James seemingly lost his patience with a courtside fan who may have been heckling him during Sunday's game against the Detroit Pistons.
A brief video clip surfaced from Sunday's matchup in Detroit, showing James wearing Lakers warm-up gear and standing up at the bench area near the court's sideline. Several team staff members and security personnel were nearby and seemed to be trying to de-escalate the situation.
"What did you say?" James asked someone courtside in the video before appearing to dismiss their response.
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"Can you run a mile?" he later asked in the clip, followed by, "How much money you making?"
The video later moves on to show James sitting down on the bench, and the camera pans to a woman sitting in the crowd. On-screen text over the video claims that the fan was removed from the game, but that wasn't independently confirmed. It's also unclear what prompted James to go off as he did.
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James, the son of basketball legend LeBron James, is in his third season with the Lakers. He was drafted in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft while his father was still on the roster. However, LeBron James departed for the Philadelphia 76ers in free agency this past offseason, after eight years in Los Angeles.
Earlier this season, LeBron James was involved in a courtside exchange with a fan in New York during the 76ers' game against the Knicks. During that exchange, James confronted a fan for calling him soft.
"Ain't nothing soft in the Midwest. I'm not from the West Coast; I'm from Ohio, baby," he reportedly told the fan, with a few expletives and a glare.
Since joining the Lakers, Bronny James has split time between the main roster and the team's G League affiliate, formerly known as the South Bay Lakers and now called the Coachella Valley Lakers. He is earning approximately $2.3 million this season under his rookie-scale contract with the Lakers.
However, Bronny has struggled to establish himself in the NBA while facing the sky-high expectations that come with being the son of an all-time great.
While his father was still with the Lakers, Bronny James played in 42 games last season, averaging 2.9 points, 1.2 assists, and less than a rebound in 8.9 minutes per game. This season, he's appeared in five games and is averaging just 0.8 points in 2.4 minutes per game.
The Lakers, now 9-2, defeated the Pistons 121-116 in their visit to Detroit on Sunday night. With Luka Doncic absent from the lineup, Austin Reaves scored 42 points to lead Los Angeles to victory.
Bronny James did not play due to a coach's decision, but still drew attention after his courtside exchange with the fan went viral.
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