Stephen A. Smith: NBA fans, media ‘owe’ LeBron James, Bronny James grace this season
"If he were not so great, if he were not so phenomenal, if he were not such a winner, he would not have been able to pull this off."
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Chris Russo praises Stephen A. Smith: ‘He’s the reason why I’ve had this little renaissance’
"I take my little wins when I can get them, Mr. Patrick."
Fans ridicule ESPN graphic comparing Bronny James, Victor Wembanyama
"You can’t tell me there isn’t an agenda with the media."
Colin Cowherd: Bronny James rookie of the year bets prove economy’s booming
"Don't tell me the economy is bad. Clearly, there's a lot of money to burn in America."
Rachel Nichols argues Bronny James has been unfairly criticized
"I think that people are looking at him as if he's a top-10 pick."
Cameras catch Jaylen Brown saying he doesn’t think Bronny James is a pro
"I don't think Bronny is a pro."
Doug Gottlieb: It would be hard for Bronny James to start at Green Bay
"He would compete to start."
Bronny James’ NBA Summer League debut sets new mark for ESPN
Bronny's debut garnered ESPN's largest audience ever for a non-Vegas Summer League game.
David Samson claims Lakers’ Bronny James contract violates salary cap
"The Los Angeles Lakers are so full of s**t and LeBron is the key conductor."
LeBron James admits he cares what critics think, but Bronny doesn’t
Is Bronny James ESPN’s new Tim Tebow, where celebrity coverage dramatically exceeds on-field impact?
Will Bronny James boost ESPN’s NBA Summer League ratings?
ESPN should reap the benefits in NBA Summer League coverage as fans tune in to see Bronny James.
Skip Bayless: Bronny James has ‘bigger clutch gene’ than LeBron
Does this mean the 'clutch gene' isn't hereditary?
Matt Barnes on Bronny James: Many fans will be ‘taking shots’
"Obviously, there's going to be fans that embrace him … but we all know being in this game, the hate is always louder than the love."
Rob Parker: Lakers drafting Bronny James is worst decision ever in professional sports
"I'm dead serious when I say that."
Craig Carton: Bronny James’ comments are what ‘makes people hate the James family’
"I was born at night, but I wasn't born last night."
Nick Wright shreds ‘maddening’ coverage of Lakers drafting Bronny James
"This should've been celebrated. This is one of the coolest stories ever."
Brian Windhorst recalls interviewing LeBron James on night of Bronny’s birth and ‘incredible, circular moment’
"He wanted to be connected with his son, because LeBron's own father was not a part of his life."
Stephen A. Smith and Jay Williams defend LeBron James: ‘We need more instances of Black nepotism.’
"How dare you resent LeBron James."
X’s AI platform badly fooled by Bronny James memes about his parents
AI aggregation tools thought there was serious controversy as memes went around social media after Bronny James was drafted by the Lakers.
Craig Carton torches ‘clown show’ Lakers drafting Bronny James
"To see that once great storied franchise become the clown show that they’ve become is really beneath the history of the franchise."
Bomani Jones criticizes media’s ’embarrassing’ Bronny James coverage
"it’s embarrassing more ppl in my profession won’t call this the clown sh t that it is. but here we are."
Adrian Wojnarowski defends Lakers drafting Bronny James: ‘The NBA is full of nepotism’
ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski pushed back at critics accusing the Lakers of nepotism in drafting Bronny James on Thursday.
Shams Charania beats ESPN and Woj to Bronny James Lakers pick
Shams Charania was able to get the last laugh over Adrian Wojnarowski and ESPN by spoiling the Bronny James Lakers pick on X.
Odd start time for NBA Draft Round 2 due to Presidential Debate
The NBA Draft's first solo Round 2 takes place at a weird time and it has a presidential debate to thank for it.
