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The Sports Junkies

Is The Lakers Drafting Bronny A Big Case Of Nepotism?

The Sports Junkies

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Sports

4.31.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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From 06/28 Hour 2:

The Sports Junkies debate if the Lakers drafting Bronny James is a case of nepotism.

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0:00.0

Welcome back. Chucky's coming to you live on 106, 7th event, and the team 980.

0:07.5

One of the biggest stories in sports

0:11.0

is Ronnie James being drafted. Usually don't talk about second-round

0:14.8

draft choices, although we've talked about two today in the NBA. Kyle

0:19.1

Philipowski's allegedly being groomed from his former babysitter to cut off his family and

0:27.0

uh... Bronny James. Now Bronny James has been discussed for a long time because LeBron made it known a couple of years ago that his

0:35.0

dream was to play in the NBA with his son. His son was not one of the top

0:41.6

high school players in the country but was a good high school player and went to USC.

0:46.6

Then it became a big story because he had the cardiac arrest.

0:50.2

Didn't play much at USC only averaged about five points a game.

0:55.0

Right.

0:56.0

So a lot of people question whether he's worthy of being drafted,

1:00.0

but indeed he gets drafted by the Lakers in the second round and a lot of people are really

1:07.6

upset about it for some reason and they're upset at the nepotism angle.

1:13.0

Adrian Woads Norowski, the guy who's known for his woege bombs and insider things.

1:17.8

I don't think he's known as much for his hot takes,

1:20.1

kind of went off on this last night.

1:21.9

I don't want to hear these charges.

1:23.8

People talking about nepotism.

1:24.8

No, he is full of nepotism.

1:27.8

The ownership level, front offices, coaching.

1:31.8

I don't want to hear it all of a sudden because of Ronnie James's father plays for the Lakers.

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