Since the game was a blow out, head coach JJ Redick gave rookie Bronny James playing time at the end of the fourth quarter. The former USC guard had one rebound and one steal while shooting 0/1 from the field in two minutes.

The game was put to bed by the final minutes, which allowed Lakers head coach JJ Redick to empty out his bench. This allowed their No. 55 pick from the 2024 NBA Draft, Bronny James, to participate in the 11th game of his NBA career. James appeared for the last two minutes of the game; however, he did not record a single point.

Bronny James, the son of LeBron James, played two minutes in the Los Angeles Lakers' 116-102 defeat away to the Clippers in the Los Angeles derby. In his last six games with the La