The game is sold out, according to the team’s website.
James will be on the Lakers’ roster for Friday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers and then rejoin the South Bay, according to sources.
The organization’s current plan is for James to play only in G League home games while traveling between the Lakers and South Bay, sources said.
Lakers coach JJ Redick said last month that “the plan for Bronny to move between the Lakers and South Bay has always been the plan from day one.”
As James and his representative, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, discussed developments throughout their pre-draft process with NBA teams, sources told ESPN that the G League’s game concept was welcome. Those sources said Paul advocated for a standard contract, not a two-way deal, before the draft, while making clear that he and James were completely open to the development process.
Players selected in the mid-to-late second round typically spend time in the G League, gaining training, game reps and structure in their respective teams’ programs. During the 2023-24 season, 23 of the 28 players selected in the second round of the 2023 draft spent time in the G League.
James, the 55th pick in this year’s draft, has appeared in four games this season for the Lakers.
One of them came in the Lakers’ season opener on Oct. 22, when he and LeBron made history by becoming the first father-son duo to play in an NBA game at the same time.
