LeBron James scored 24 points and had 11 assists in just 27 minutes and got some rest in the second half as his son Bronny got to play extended minutes for the second consecutive game. Bronny James had a rough go of it on Tuesday as he was held scoreless on five shots in 15 minutes.

A former Los Angeles Lakes star is coming to the defense of LeBron James and Bronny James and confronting the haters.

Bronny James, the 20-year-old son of 40-year-old LeBron, entered the game for Los Angeles to start the fourth quarter and played the entire final 12 minutes. He made 1 of his 6 field goal attempts -- a three-point play for the second bucket of his NBA career -- and finished with a career-high five points.