Bronny James Stats Tonight: LeBron James' Son Fails to Capitalize on 2nd Start for Lakers Win vs. Bucks (Nov. 15)

LeBron James' son, Bronny James, got his first start of the season and second of his career in Saturday's clash between the LA Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks. The second-year guard replaced Marcus Smart, who was ruled out due to illness. The Lakers seemingly started Bronny to guard Milwaukee's smaller players, particularly Ryan Rollins.

The former second-round pick has been a point of attack defensive option in the rotation, leading to his presence alongside Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Deandre Ayton and Jake LaRavia in the starting five. Bronny played four minutes in his first shift of the first quarter.

He had the first shot attempt for LA, but failed to convert it. Bronny headed to the bench without impacting the box score. He had a plus-minus of +2. Bronny didn't return to play again before halftime. The Lakers led 65-34.

Bronny James had another short stint in the game during the third quarter. He played three minutes, but his box score remained unchanged. Bronny attempted another shot from 3 and missed. His plus-minus dropped to -8 after that stretch.

Bronny had a run in the fourth quarter for another three minutes. He went 0-for-2, but added a rebound, an assist and a steal. Bronny finished with a plus-minus of -6 as the Lakers won 119-95.

Here's Bronny James' full stat line vs. the Bucks:

PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT FG	+/-
0	1	1	1	0	0	0-2	0-2	-6

Bronny James fails to make lasting impact in second career start for Lakers

Bronny James failed to capitalize on earning a second start for the Lakers in a high-stakes clash. Bronny had the perfect opportunity to earn a boost in his rotation minutes. However, the second-year guard was a non-factor on offense with the starting unit.

He didn't alleviate the offensive pressure off Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves as an alternative ball handler. When open, Bronny wasn't being as aggressive, often looking for LA's other shooters on the perimeter.

It didn't take long for JJ Redick to identify how that played into the Bucks' defense's advantage as they sagged off Bronny James, impacting LA's offensive fluidity and spacing.

As solid as Bronny has been as a point of attack defensive threat, he needs to impact the game more on offense to have a shot at consistent rotation minutes.