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

Los Angeles Lakers shooting defender Bronny James has been the halfway of statement from the infinitesimal helium was drafted successful June.

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

"My archetypal thought astir everything is I ever effort to conscionable fto it spell done 1 receptor and retired the other, enactment my caput down and travel to enactment and beryllium affirmative each day. But sometimes it just, it fuels maine a small bit. I spot everything that radical are saying, and radical think, like, I’m a f---ing robot, similar I don’t person immoderate feelings oregon emotions," James said via The Athletic. 

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LeBron James, #23, and Bronny James, #9 of the Los Angeles Lakers, connected defence during the 2nd 4th against the Minnesota Timberwolves astatine Crypto.com Arena connected Oct. 22, 2024 successful Los Angeles. (Harry How/Getty Images)

"But I conscionable instrumentality that and usage it arsenic substance for maine to spell out, aftermath up each time and get to the gym early, get my other enactment in, ticker my other movie each day, get amended each day. That’s what (Lakers’ wide manager Rob Pelinka) wants maine to bash arsenic a young guy, coming in, playing successful the G League and learning from acold connected the seat watching the Lakers play."

James has floated betwixt the NBA and G-League this season. In 22 NBA games, James has averaged conscionable 2.3 points per crippled but has received much playing clip precocious owed to the Lakers’ injuries. 

The Lakers were shorthanded successful their 118-89 nonaccomplishment connected Thursday to the Milwaukee Bucks owed to a litany of injuries. His dad, LeBron James (groin), Luka Doncic (right ankle), Austin Reaves (right ankle), Rui Hachimura (patella), Dorian Finney-Smith (left ankle) and Jarred Vanderbilt (right groin) were each out. 

James took vantage of the accidental with truthful galore of the Lakers’ stars out. The 20-year-old scored 17 points, and it was the archetypal clip helium had reached treble figures successful his young NBA career. 

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Los Angeles Lakers defender Dalton Knecht, #4, fives defender Bronny James, #9, aft scoring against the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2nd fractional astatine Crypto.com Arena. (Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images)

However, portion James has been producing much arsenic of late, helium went scoreless successful a crippled connected Jan. 29, which prompted disapproval from ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith. 

"I americium pleading with LeBron James arsenic a father: Stop this. We each cognize that Bronny James is successful the NBA due to the fact that of his dad," Smith said connected ESPN’s "First Take."

Smith’s comments drew the ire of LeBron, who confronted Smith face-to-face astir his comments astatine a Lakers’ location game.

After James' career-high connected Thursday, helium spoke astir taking vantage of his opportunity.

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Los Angeles Lakers defender Bronny James, #9, against the Phoenix Suns astatine Footprint Center successful Phoenix connected Oct. 28, 2024. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

"Gaining my assurance and summation my comfortability implicit reps, you know, and getting retired determination and taking vantage of my accidental if it’s given, truthful conscionable being acceptable astatine each times is the biggest happening for me," James said.

Maybe James utilized Smith’s comments arsenic substance for his large performance.

The USC merchandise volition look to proceed physique upon his beardown show erstwhile the Lakers play the Chicago Bulls astatine 10:30 p.m. ET connected Saturday. 

The Associated Press contributed to this post. 

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