Kenny 'The Jet' Smith: 'Anyone who criticizes' Bronny James 'just doesn't know basketball'

Kenny "The Jet" Smith ripped the Bronny James naysayers, saying they "don't know basketball."

Tuesday night marked an historic night in the NBA, as LeBron and Bronny James became the first father-son duo to ever be teammates.

They are also the first duo to be active NBA players at the same time, so it was even more unprecedented history than it already had been.

However, there have been critics of the entire ordeal from the start.

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James, #9, dribbles the ball up the court against the Golden State Warriors in the fourth quarter of their preseason game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Oct. 15, 2024. (Candice Ward-Imagn Images)

Bronny, of course, was drafted 55th overall by his father's Los Angeles Lakers, despite starting only six of 21 games at USC last season and averaging less than five points per game.

However, Kenny "The Jet" Smith says the criticism is unwarranted.

"I just feel like anyone who criticizes Bronny just doesn’t know basketball," the "NBA on TNT" analyst said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital. "He was a McDonald’s All-American, which means he’s one of the top-20 prospects in basketball at his age. He played at USC and didn’t play – that I think is the problem for him right now, that he didn’t play competitive basketball at a high level last year. Now, you jump into summer league and the NBA.

LeBron James, #23, and Bronny James, #9 of the Los Angeles Lakers, on the court for the first time during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena on Oct. 22, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)

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