‘I DON’T WANT TO HEAR IT!’ 😤 - Stephen A. on Bronny James nepotism criticism | NBA on ESPN

Adrian Wojnarowski, Stephen A. Smith, Bob Myers and Dave McMenamin join Malika Andrews for the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft to react to Bronny James, LeBron James’ eldest son, being drafted No. 55 overall to the Los Angeles Lakers.

0:00 Nepotism criticism
3:07 How to manage the Lakers
6:05 What will LeBron’s season be like?
7:28 McMenamin on the James’ family’s reaction
9:04 What is LeBron thinking?
12:35 Magic Johnson tweeted about Bronny

[hamzazakir]

JJ gon be back in ESPN the moment he raises his voice at Bronny 😂

[knockout]

Lakers used to win titles.
ESPN used to employ sports reporters.

I miss the old days.

[RichardIILionheart]

How many 6’1” guards who played off the bench on a losing college team, who averaged 4.8 points a game as a freshman, should be a second round NBA draft pick? It is an insult to hundreds of better performing college players.

[sniperhell]

Nepotism is bad for the children involved. Always. Let them become their own adult. Bronny is never going to meet anyone’s expectations.

[dr.feelgood]

Man how tf Bronny go 55th and Mac McClung cant get to the league??? This shits a joke SMH

[dwrs]

If it is not Nepotism, I don't know what is.

[jnj]

4.8 pts in 25 college games. Def needs to be in the league...heck, put this man in the all-star game.

[diogenes]

The only thing that is annoying is that Lebron and Bronny, and everyone in that camp kept saying how Bronny wants to walk his own path and he wants to be own his man yada yada yada... Then Bronny's agent, Lebron's agent and best friend, basically told every team not to draft him and forced him onto the Lakers to be with Lebron. It's just disingenuous.

[Sickkkkiddddd]

This is the first 55th pick i have known in my entire life 🤣

[alexkons]

No wonder ESPN’s ratings are driven by bars and gyms. Pathetic…

[JeliOrtiz]

"Don't treat him differently."

When your agent is calling other teams, telling them not to draft you, you are being treated differently. Locker room chemistry is going to take a hit.

[hannibalkemet]

When Scottie Pippen's son played for the Lakers, he was the leading scorer of his basketball team in college and was undrafted. Messed up world!

[showstopper]

He better take advantage. This man living the most goated MyCareer storyline of all time😂

[theaffluentway]

Notice ESPNs tagline - “I don’t wanna hear it” “Nepotism”. Who cares what you “wanna hear” it’s wrong and look at the tone it sets for the upcoming players, they see it’s not about hard work and skill, it’s who you know. It’s a shame.

[paranoia_xo]

Bro was crying after the draft pick like he earned it and got his family out the hood 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[Donmecca]

The Media is about to talk about Bronny James like he's Caitlin Clark.

[risingsun_gt]

They showed all FIVE of Bronny's college highlights several times 😂 The NBA is a circus now smh

[rohanlawrence]

Just here anticipating the "walk-out" part II from the Press Room after the upcoming worst loss of the season where someone's brave enough to ask "LeBron, looking back, would you draft your son again?" 😂😂😂

[Realozaki]

This father- son cute moment aint gonna aged well.

[bornaseki]

A kid that averaged 5ppg on horrific shooting in college after one year enters in the NBA draft and is predicted not to get drafted and than refuses to workout with other teams just so he can get drafted by his daddys team to escape a two way contract and gets a NBA contract just because your daddy is LeBron James...if its not entitlement than what is.