Charles Barkley joined the growing chorus of NBA folks criticizing the L.A. Lakers for their handling of rookie Bronny James. Barkley called the team’s decision to only play LeBron’s elder son in G League home games with the South Bay Lakers “awful” and “stupid.”

Bronny James entered the NBA with fanfare over the summer. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers, the team that his father LeBron James has played for since 2018, as the No. 55 pick. And all of

The Los Angeles Lakers took on the Denver Nuggets for the first time this season, and the results were eerily the same as when these two teams met up. Los Angeles jumped out to a lead at halftime and were feeling good about their chances to finally take down the Nuggets in the regular season.