NBA superstar LeBron James has reacted to his son, Bronny James, taking a hard fall in the G-League after he failed to hold onto the rim following a dunk

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

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James saw his four-game streak of NBA appearances snapped against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night. He was with the team but did not enter the game. Then, on Friday, he was moved back to the NBA G League for the South Bay Lakers' game against the Valley Suns.

In a 118-104 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard—and son of superstar forward LeBron James— Bronny James struggled in the first ample playing time of his young career. The USC product attempted and missed five shots, and struggled to find his footing defensively against All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey and the Sixers.

After LeBron James dominated the Knicks and MSG again Saturday night in a 128-112 Lakers win, much of the talk surrounded his son, Bronny.

Bronny James struggled in the most playing time he has received in his NBA career. Bronny was scoreless for the Lakers in their 118-104 loss to Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

Because he's LeBron James's son, though, Bronny was a topic on First Take on Wednesday, providing the opportunity for Stephen A. Smith to make a fatherly request.

Stephen A. Smith wants LeBron James to throw the damn towel on Bronny James’ NBA prospects for the time being.

Bronny James put the South Bay Lakers on his back in Friday night's action. The 19-year-old led all scorers with 28 points while adding six rebounds,

Left ankle soreness will sideline the Lakers star, with Luka Doncic also not expected to play against the Pacers this afternoon at Crypto.com Arena