Bronny James put on a show for the home fans on Friday night in South Bay’s win over Rip City.
Playing in his first G League game since Dec. 21, Bronny James scored a career-high 31 points Friday night to lead the South Bay Lakers past the Rip City Remix 122-110.
James was 10-for-22 from the field, including 5-for-11 from 3-point range, and also had three assists, two rebounds and two steals in South Bay’s second win of the season. But the highlight of the night was his game-tying poster dunk that brought the 623 fans in attendance to their feet.
Late in the third quarter, James brought the ball up the court, dribbled around a screen by Christian Koloko and drove down the lane for a thunderous dunk over Sterling Manley.
BRONNY JAMES.
WITH AUTHORITY.
Dropped an @nbagleague career-high 31 tonight for the @SouthBayLakers!
— NBA (@NBA) January 25, 2025
“It felt great … it’s a highlight reel,” James said of his big dunk. “Not much you can say about that, it was just crazy.”
Inspired by the poster slam, South Bay ended the third quarter on a 9-4 run and stayed in front for nearly all of the fourth quarter.
Quincy Olivari added 20 points and seven rebounds off the bench, while Koloko scored 16 with 10 rebounds.
