Lakers' Bronny James nets 1st bucket, calls it 'dream come true' - ESPN

CLEVELAND — With the game all but decided early in the second half, the Cavaliers cruising toward a 134-110 win and their first 5-0 start since 2016, the Cleveland crowd started rooting for the other team Wednesday night.

Specifically for Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James, son of LeBron, the greatest player in Cavaliers history.

A «We Want Bronny!» chant started midway through the third quarter and was picked back up midway through the fourth when Lakers coach JJ Redick acquiesced, subbing him in for just the second regular-season game action of his budding career.

And this time, he got his first NBA bucket.

Bronny scored on a 14-foot stepback jumper from the left wing over Jaylon Tyson with 2:03 remaining in the fourth quarter, causing the wave of fans that stuck around to see the moment to stand up and show appreciation for the hometown product.

«It was insane,» Bronny said of the reception after finishing with 2 points, 2 assists and 1 steal in five minutes. «Much more than I anticipated for sure. But it's all love. It was insane. It was a nice moment. The chants really got me. I was straight-faced, but I felt it and it felt really good, especially coming from here.

»Yeah, it was a special moment for me for sure."

LeBron said that type of moment might have swallowed him up when he was a rookie with the Cavs in 2003.

«He's better than I would have been in that situation — 20,000 fans screaming my name to get in the game and wanting me to be in the game, and if the role's reversed, I don't know if I would have been able to handle it,» said LeBron, who scored 26 points but committed six turnovers as he lost in Cleveland as an opponent for just the third time in 12 games. «To see him get his first NBA basket in this