With LeBron James and a number of his teammates ruled out for the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night, Lakers rookie Bronny James stepped into the spotlight. James,

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James recorded his career-high in points against the Milwaukee Bucks, reflecting on the achievement after the game. Things began to change in the early steps of Bronny James‘ NBA career.

Stephen A. Smith seemed to change his tune about Bronny James after the Lakers’ rookie had a career-high 17 points in garbage time of a 118-89 loss to the Bucks on Thursday. During “First Take” on Friday,

Bronny James finally had a breakout performance at the NBA level on Thursday against the Bucks with 17 points and five assists.

"My first thought about everything is I always try to just let it go through one ear and out the other, put my head down and come to work and be positive every day," Bronny said.