Bronie James still has LA in the contending ranks despite the loss to the Spurs
Bronnie James and The Los Angeles Lakers just got embarrassed by the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, as Victor Vembanyama and company visited the Cripto.com Arena in Los Angeles and escaped unscathed. The Spurs defeated Los Angeles in a convincing manner, winning 136-108.
Despite such an ugly defeat, which was also the second in a row for the Lakers, the eldest son of the four-time NBA MVP LeBron James fully believes in Los Angeles. the ability to wreak havoc in the postseason.
“Our team believes we can be competitive and make a deep playoff run,” Broney told reporters when asked about the Lakers’ ceiling when healthy, following the loss to the Spurs.
“We all believe in that. It’s just going to come down to a solid game,” added Broney.
Reporter: “If (the team) can stay healthy, what do you think the ceiling is for this team?”
Brony James: “Our team believes we can be competitive and make a deep playoff run. We all believe that. It’s going to come down to playing hard.”pic.twitter.com/6dC3kvjvbB
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) February 11, 2026
The Lakers really weren’t at full strength in the showdown against San Antonio. LeBron, Luka Doncic, Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart are out, leaving the team’s usual backups to play heavy minutes — including Broni, who came off the bench and scored 12 points on 5-for-10 shooting from the floor in 265 minutes of action.
In addition, the 21-year-old Broney went 2-for-2 from behind the arc and recorded six assists and three rebounds.
As for the Spurs, they were not surprisingly led by Vembanyamawho scored 17 points in the first 4:15 of the game before finishing with 40 points, 12 boards, two assists, two steals and a block while shooting 13-for-20 from the floor in just 26 minutes.
Despite the recent losses, the Lakers are still in good shape at 32-21. They will look to turn things around on Thursday night against Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks at home.
2026-02-11 23:50:00
