In the Los Angeles Lakers’ loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, rookie guard Bronny James scored the first points of his NBA career. He played five minutes of play and finally found the back of the net.

He finished the game scoring two points, dishing out two assists and making a steal. While it wasn’t a great statistical result for James, it was a special moment.

Being from the city of Cleveland, it was memorable for him to score the first points of his career on the court. James spoke after the game and reflected on his moment.

“It was crazy” brony said of the reception after finishing with 2 points, 2 assists and 1 steal in five minutes. “A lot more than I expected, for sure. But it’s all love. It was crazy. It was a nice moment. The chants really got me. I was serious, but I felt it and it felt really good, especially coming from here.” Yeah, it sure was a special moment for me.”

He grew up in Cleveland while his father played for the Cavaliers. Returning to this city has always been special for the James family and Cavaliers fans were chanting Bronny’s name midway through the third quarter of the game.

His father, LeBron James, also weighed in on his son’s accomplishments after the fact.

“He’s better than I would have been in that situation: 20,000 fans screaming my name to get into the game and wanting me to be in the game, and if the role had been reversed, I don’t know if I would have been able to do it.” handle it,” LeBron said.who scored 26 points but had six turnovers as he lost in Cleveland as an opponent for just the third time in 12 games. “Seeing him get his first NBA basket in this stadium where he grew up not far from here, it’s an incredible moment. An incredible moment for him, above all. For our family. “It’s great to be a part of this.”

Bronny is expected to remain with the Lakers during the team’s road trip before being sent to the G-League to further develop his game. However, this was a great moment for everyone and now everyone can focus on the rest of the season.

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