Bronny James played 15 minutes in the Los Angeles Lakers' loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night, providing a tipping point for many pundits. Stephen A. Smith has already offered a plea to LeBron James as a father to let the rookie hone his skills in the G League,

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Because he's LeBron James's son, though, Bronny was a topic on First Take on Wednesday, providing the opportunity for Stephen A. Smith to make a fatherly request.

LeBron James praises Tyrese Maxey's skills and character after Maxey's standout performance against Bronny James.

Bronny James struggled in the most playing time he has received in his NBA career. Bronny was scoreless for the Lakers in their 118-104 loss to Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

Stephen A. Smith believes Bronny James will one day be a productive NBA player, but that he's clearly not ready after Tuesday's awful outing.

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James, the son of LeBron James, received his second rotation minutes of the season on Tuesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers. After turning in a 31-point performance in the G League on Friday, James was called upon by Lakers head coach JJ Redick in the first quarter against Philadelphia.

LeBron took some time to evaluate Bronny’s performance against the 76ers and where he’s at in his development process, via Spectrum SportsNet:

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith delivered a sentimental rant this week after the 20-year-old produced a poor performance against the 76ers.

Sports analyst and host Stephen A. Smith called out LeBron James for “exposing” his son Bronny, in light of the recent lackluster performance of the young player in a game of the Lakers against the Sixers.

If the Lakers are hoping to develop rookie Bronny James into a true NBA-caliber player, they're not going about it correctly.