{"id":106093,"date":"2024-11-10T09:42:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T14:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=106093"},"modified":"2024-11-10T09:47:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T14:47:22","slug":"bronny-g-league-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/11\/10\/bronny-g-league-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"It Is More Expensive to Watch Bronny than LeBron?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesbr02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bronny James<\/a> had his debut with the South Bay Lakers on Saturday, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> many fans got to see him in live action. Many fans are interested in the opportunity to see the eldest son of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a> in live action, and that means one thing: expensive tickets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Whether it was the economic principle of supply and demand, or fans going crazy, the ticket prices were sky-high.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>It Is More Expensive to Watch Bronny than LeBron?<\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bronny\u2019s G League Debut Ticket Prices Soar<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On resale platforms, tickets for Bronny James\u2019 G League debut were <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nba\/article-14061585\/Bronny-James-NBA-G-League-Lakers-South-Bay.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">selling for 12 times<\/a> their usual prices. The Lakers drafted Bronny as a developmental project, and many fans knew he would spend a significant time in the G League.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There has been <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a huge<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> rush to secure a ticket for his first <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">game,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> despite official tickets <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">being sold out<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for Saturday\u2019s game. The prices for the game against the Salt Lake City Stars in El Segundo reached <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">price<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> $200 each. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For comparison,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the average <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">price<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for an NBA G League game is just $17, <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/joepompliano\/status\/1854936290006904998?s=61&amp;t=8Cnz4NrhZVSXyNIavr4dgQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">per Joe Pompliano<\/a>. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bronny\u2019s G League debut might be the most expensive ticket in the history of the G League. Those who already had tickets for the game tried to cash out on the surprise appearance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here is another interesting fact. Tickets to see the Lakers play at the Crypto.com arena for Sunday\u2019s game against the Raptors <a  href=\"https:\/\/seatgeek.com\/los-angeles-lakers-tickets?aid=10717&amp;pid=20779066727&amp;gid=155068109425&amp;rid=kwd-376596229134&amp;dt=t&amp;ap=&amp;adId=680902779111&amp;loc_interest=&amp;loc_physical=9003541&amp;n=g&amp;mt=b&amp;ext=&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADlz6ysY44P_g02am1mkKfQMaspAd&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA0MG5BhD1ARIsAEcZtwTwUI1up0zW9TziEBthn-VH7hXsf41D7RjOWNnTxcedugwNFIxuHbAaAjLBEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">start at $97 on SeatGeek, as of this writing<\/a>. Tickets for Wednesday\u2019s game against the Memphis Grizzlies <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">start<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> at $99. That would say that it is cheaper to watch LeBron James and the Lakers than Bronny for at least one game.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Obviously,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the Bronny effect is crazy, and some fans even joke that the Lakers sent Bronny to the South Bay Lakers to sell tickets.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bronny\u2019s Debut Stats<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bronny spent 31 minutes on the floor for the South Bay Lakers, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a lot<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> more than he played for the Lakers. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During that period,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> he went 2-9 from the floor, including 0-4 from behind the arc.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> He also grabbed<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> three <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">defensive rebounds, dished<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> four <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">assists, blocked a shot, and got<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> two <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">steals. He finished the game with six points and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> five <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">turnovers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bronny\u2019s parents, LeBron and Savannah <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">James<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> were in attendance, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">as well as<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Lakers head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/redicjj01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.J. Redick<\/a>, general manager Rob Pelinka, and Lebron\u2019s teammate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/davisan02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Davis<\/a>. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The South Bay Lakers won <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the game<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> against the Salt Lake City Stars 110-96.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When Can You See Bronny Next?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The plan for Bronny has always been to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/11\/07\/bronny-james-assigned-to-g-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">shift<\/a> between the Los Angeles Lakers and their G League affiliate. At the same time, in the beginning, Bronny will play only <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/11\/08\/bronny-g-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">home games<\/a> for the South Bay Lakers, allowing him to spend time in Los Angeles and work with trainers and coaches on his game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The South Bay Lakers do not play at home again until Sunday, November 17 <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">against<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the Stockton Kings. During that period, the Lakers have several <a href=\"https:\/\/southbay.gleague.nba.com\/schedule?month=11\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">home games<\/a>, so he might get a chance <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">for some playing time<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> then.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In November, the South Bay Lakers have four more home games. They will play the Kings again on November 24, and then they have back-to-back games on November 26 and 27 against the San Diego Clippers and Rip City Remix.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bronny James had his debut with the South Bay Lakers on Saturday, and many fans got to see him in live action. Many fans are interested in the opportunity to see the eldest son of LeBron James in live action, and that means one thing: expensive tickets. Whether it was the economic principle of supply [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5291,"featured_media":106101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,26,62],"tags":[240,4572,38],"class_list":["post-106093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-lakers","category-nba","tag-anthony-davis","tag-bronny-james","tag-lebron-james"],"modified_by":"Kenny Kluska","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5291"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}