Bronny James opens up in a rare interview about his rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers, sharing insights into what his journey has been like so far.
“My first thought about everything is I always try to just let it go through one ear and out the other, put my head down and come to work and be positive every day,” James told The Athletic in a recent rare interview. “But sometimes it just, it fuels me a little bit. I see everything that people are saying, and people think, like, I’m a f–king robot, like I don’t have any feelings or emotions.
“But I just take that and use it as fuel for me to go out, wake up every day and get to the gym early, get my extra work in, watch my extra film every day, get better every day. That’s what [Lakers general manager] Rob [Pelinka] wants me to do as a young guy, coming in, playing in the G League, and learning from far on the bench watching the Lakers play.”
James was the 55th overall pick in the second round of last year’s NBA draft, being tapped to play alongside his father, legendary basketball star, LeBron James.
Bronny received a fully guaranteed four-year contract; however, the younger James has to split his time between the NBA and the G League this year.
Although James’ performance on the court has been met with a wide gamut of praise and criticism, the young rising star says in the interview that he feels as if he has grown as a basketball player since the beginning of the season.
“I definitely think I’ve improved, not only as a player, but just having a different mindset as a player to go out and play my game and play the game that I know how to play,” he told the outlet. “I feel really good about it — I see the progress.”
To read the 20-year-old’s interview in its entirety, click here.
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