Savannah James and LeBron James react after daughter Zhuri James cringes at sweaty hug from brother Bronny James (Image Sources: LeBron, Savannah, Zhuri and South Bay Lakers IG)
LeBron James, his wife Savannah James, and daughter Zhuri James attended his eldest son Bronny James’ G League debut on Saturday. While Bronny was the main draw of the night, his little sister Zhuri had everyone’s attention after the game ended. Her hilarious reaction to hugging a sweaty Bronny went viral and had their parents in splits.
LeBron and his wife Savannah both took to Instagram to react to that moment as Zhuri cringed. LeBron was laughing and expressed the emotion with laughing emojis. While Savannah low-key trolled Bronny, writing:
“I’m sure this was a lesson learned.”
LeBron’s reaction (IG)
Bronny James didn’t have the best of debuts, after putting up only six points on 2-of-9 shooting. His woes from 3-point range continued as he missed all of his four attempts and committed five turnovers. Bronny did have three rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block.
The South Bay Lakers still earned the 110-96 win against the Salt Lake City Stars behind Quincy Olivari’s 28 points and Maxwell Lewis’ 27.
LeBron James and Zhuri James get shots up at Bronny James’ G League debut
LeBron James and Zhuri James were quite active during Bronny James’ G League debut. LeBron was in Bronny’s ear before and after the game started, advising his son on what he needs to do on the court. In the meantime, Zhuri was getting up shots during a shootaround with the players.
LeBron, who had a day off from practice with the Lakers, was also getting up shots.
The Lakers play again on Sunday, against the Raptors. They are 5-4 on the season. LeBron James has played every game and is expected to suit up again. Meanwhile, Bronny James has appeared in five games with the Lakers, mainly playing garbage-time minutes toward the end of blowout outcomes.
Bronny will be splitting his time between the Lakers in the NBA and South Bay Lakers in the G League. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, he’s only expected to play home games for the South Bay Lakers momentarily.
Considering his struggles on the court, the Lakers might want to change their plans for him and completely invest in his development through the G League. Bronny’s lack of offensive production has stood out in his early days since turning pro, a problem he also had during his lone college season at USC.
