Lakers rookie Bronny James building momentum in G League
LA TimesThe bet the Lakers made on Bronny James always carried a tremendous amount of baggage, their second-round draft pick impossible to separate from the team’s star who made no secret about wanting to play with his son. So that’s in some ways how you teach it.” Redick said Tuesday that coaching Bronny James is different because his situation is different than any other player who has entered the NBA. “It’s just really part of player development, not just the physical skills and the physical development, but it’s the mental development as well.” Christie said the pressure on any young player is magnified in a Lakers uniform, not to mention one with “James Jr.” on the back. “… It’s tough to fail on the Lakers because I feel like every mistake you make, at least I felt like this my rookie year and even last year a little bit, is highlighted in bold.” Christie has come out of that some, even this season, using the experience from a bad decision to foul at the end of the Lakers’ loss to Oklahoma City to improve in clutch situations. So you’re gonna fail at some point and you just have to take it on the chin and find a way to just get better.” The Lakers and Christie think Bronny James can do that.