LA Lakers rookie guard Bronny James has been heavily scrutinized to begin his NBA career. However, according to TNT’s Charles Barkley, LA placed James in an undesirable situation that is stifling his development.
“The kid is not ready to play in the NBA. He should be in the G League so he can play basketball,” Barkley said. “And also, this thing where he’s only gonna play home games, it’s stupid, it’s not fair to him. It’s not fair to the team.
“Can you imagine the coach of that team? You come off a road trip, and you have a player you haven’t seen in a week or two. And then you probably feel like you gotta play him. I don’t think they are doing Bronny any favors.”
“They have just handled this thing very badly,” Barkley said. “It’s a bad look for the Lakers. I really like everything LeBron has done. But it’s a bad look for him (too), in my opinion.”
Bronny James off to rough start in G League as Charles Barkley criticizes Lakers
