Ticket demand, prices skyrocket in anticipation of Bronny James' G League debut: report

Bronny James, the lad of four-time NBA champion LeBron James, is expected to beryllium successful a Los Angeles Lakers azygous erstwhile the Lakers play the Philadelphia 76ers astatine Crypto.com Arena Friday night.

But Bronny volition apt deterioration a antithetic azygous Saturday. 

The 20-year-old rookie has been assigned to the Lakers' G League affiliate, South Bay, ESPN reported. He volition marque his G League debut Saturday erstwhile South Bay takes connected Salt Lake City.

The Lakers stock a analyzable with their G League affiliate, and the instrumentality involvement Bronny has drawn this play astatine the NBA level seems apt to transportation implicit to South Bay.

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Los Angeles Lakers defender Bronny James against the Phoenix Suns astatine Footprint Center successful Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 28, 2024. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

The Los Angeles Times reported that tickets for Saturday's crippled betwixt the G League affiliates of the Lakers and Utah Jazz sold out.

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Fans who stay funny successful attending Bronny's archetypal G League crippled volition present apt person to crook to the secondary summons market. As of Friday afternoon, the cheapest terms connected ticket marketplace level Gametime was listed astatine $180.

While the Lakers selected Bronny successful the second round of the NBA Draft successful June, it was wide expected the rookie defender would divided his clip with the Lakers and South Bay. 

Los Angeles Lakers defender Bronny James (9) shoots implicit the defence of Cleveland Cavaliers guardant Jaylon Tyson (24) during the 2nd fractional astatine Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse successful Cleveland Oct. 30, 2024. (Ken Blaze-Imagn Images)

Last month, first-year Lakers manager JJ Redick said the "plan for Bronny to determination betwixt the Lakers and South Bay has ever been the program since time one." However, Bronny is not expected to question with South Bay and volition apt lone play G League games erstwhile the squad is competing successful El Segundo, California.

Los Angeles Lakers defender Bronny James, right, and guardant LeBron James lukewarm up earlier playing against the Phoenix Suns astatine Footprint Center.  (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

Bronny made NBA past erstwhile helium checked into the Los Angeles Lakers' play opener. It was the archetypal clip a begetter and lad played unneurotic successful an NBA game.

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Bronny has seen constricted clip successful his archetypal fewer games successful the NBA. He has recorded 4 points, 2 assists and 1 rebound successful 4 games.

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