Former NBA player Brian Scalabrine echoed similar thoughts on his SiriusXM NBA radio show with Frank Isola, saying competing against older players and traveling to games instead of living the first-class life of an NBA player would toughen James up and reveal his “inner dog.”

Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Bronny James scored his first NBA basket on the road against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. However, his dad, Lakers superstar LeBron James, might not have seen it or didn’t have much of a reaction to it when it happened.

Fresh off making his G League debut with the South Bay Lakers on Saturday night, Bronny James is only going to be a part-time player for the club