LeBron James says Bronny James ready for playoff minutes on short-handed Lakers: 'Earned and deserved'
By Jack Baer••Yahoo Sports
Bronny James has averaged 17 minutes per game since Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves went down with injuries.
The Los Angeles Lakers are about to enter a playoff series without Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves. So we can probably expect a lot of LeBron James, and perhaps some LeBron James Jr. (a.
k. a. Bronny) as well.
Lakers head coach JJ Redick signaled Wednesday, via ESPN’s Dave McMenamin , that the younger James could see real minutes for the Lakers against the Houston Rockets in the first round: “We’re going have to have all hands on deck for the series, that’s just when you’re short-handed. He’s got to be ready. Nick [Smith Jr.
] will have to be ready. I think Bronny’s improved a lot. I think we trust him.