Bronny James explains what fuels him throughout tumultuous rookie season: 'People think I'm a f---ing robot'

The Los Angeles Lakers have won 3-straight games without LeBron James. Paul Pierce explains how LeBron's absence has actually been good for the Lakers.

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Bronny James has been the center of debate from the moment he was drafted in June.

The 20-year-old said he tries to filter it all out, but he sees it all. 

"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. 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---ing robot, like I don’t have any feelings or emotions," James said via The Athletic. 

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LeBron James, #23, and Bronny James, #9 of the Los Angeles Lakers, on defense during the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena on Oct. 22, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Harry How/Getty Images)

"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 has floated between the NBA and G-League this season. In 22 NBA games, James has averaged just 2.3 points per game but has received more playing time recently due to the Lakers’ injuries. 

The Lakers were shorthanded in their 118-89 loss on Thursday to the Milwaukee Bucks due to a litany of injuries. His dad, LeBron James (groin), Luka Doncic (right ankle), Austin Reaves (right ankle), Rui