Bronny James played 15 minutes in the Los Angeles Lakers' loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night, providing a tipping point for many pundits. Stephen A. Smith has already offered a plea to LeBron James as a father to let the rookie hone his skills in the G League,

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Because he's LeBron James's son, though, Bronny was a topic on First Take on Wednesday, providing the opportunity for Stephen A. Smith to make a fatherly request.

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James, the son of LeBron James, received his second rotation minutes of the season on Tuesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers. After turning in a 31-point performance in the G League on Friday, James was called upon by Lakers head coach JJ Redick in the first quarter against Philadelphia.

Through the first half of action, Bronny played five minutes. He recorded just one assist and he missed his one and only field-goal attempt thus far, a three-pointer. The Lakers, however, as a whole, have not been playing well, as they find themselves down by 16, 73-57, to a 76ers team that's without Joel Embiid and Paul George.

LeBron took some time to evaluate Bronny’s performance against the 76ers and where he’s at in his development process, via Spectrum SportsNet:

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith delivered a sentimental rant this week after the 20-year-old produced a poor performance against the 76ers.

Explore the Lakers' coaching decision to give Bronny James extended minutes and how he performed against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Bronny James got real rotational minutes for the first time this season in the Los Angeles Lakers’ loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. Bronny played 15 minutes, some of them alongside LeBron James,

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a big loss on Tuesday night to the Philadelphia 76ers on the second night of a back-to-back. Anthony Davis played only 10 minutes after suffering an abdominal injury, and without a healthy Gabe Vincent,

If the Lakers are hoping to develop rookie Bronny James into a true NBA-caliber player, they're not going about it correctly.