Overview
- LeBron James used Tuesday’s Mind the Game podcast to describe how sharing playoff minutes with his son Bronny left him “blanked out” in the moment.
- In Game 3 against Houston, the pair accounted for 10 straight Lakers points, including a Bronny three off LeBron’s screen and a lob that led to a reverse layup.
- LeBron said Bronny was “next man up” to start the series because others were out, and the second-year guard logged real minutes while averaging about two points and one assist in roughly seven minutes per game.
- Los Angeles advanced to the second round and now meets Oklahoma City, which reporters describe as a defending champion that makes the Lakers heavy underdogs.
- James said having Bronny in the locker room motivates him and gives him a duty to model professionalism, a family milestone he noted his mother, wife and children witnessed in person.