Bronny James held back by staff after asking female fan how much she earns in heated confrontation

Bronny James appeared to lose his cool. During the Los Angeles Lakers’ 121-116 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, the 22-year-old let his emotions get the better of him when he got involved in a heated verbal confrontation with a fan sat courtside. James – the son of NBA superstar LeBron James – was shown in a video retaliating to the Pistons fan, which showed him having to be restrained by Lakers officials. “What’d you say?” James could be heard saying in the video. “Can you run a mile? “How much money you make a year? Oh okay.” The video then showed a clip of the fan being approached by security, with the context provided that she had been asked to leave the arena. View Tweet: https://x.com/hashtag/LakeShow?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw It is unclear what the fan had said to get the Lakers guard so riled up. But this wasn’t the first time either, with Bronny having also gone at a Clippers fan back in 2025. Since entering the NBA as the 55th overall pick in 2024, Bronny has been a very easy target with many fans holding the belief that he only made it into the league through nepotism. Of course, the pair made history that season by becoming the first father-son duo to share an NBA court, doing so for the same team. For the LakeShow this season, with his father now on the Philadelphia 76ers after signing a ‘bargain’ two-year, $8 million deal in free agency, James has put up a total of just four points in 12 minutes over five appearances. G-League James part of road trip Although he didn’t see any action in the Lakers’ road win on Sunday, Bronny was back with the team just days after it was announced that he had been assigned to their G-League affiliate Coachella Valley Lakers, along with rookie Cameron Carr. In Coachella Valley’s season opener against the Salt Lake City Stars, James was particularly impressive, posting 22 points, seven assists and five rebounds in a 104-98 win. Head coach JJ Redick explained that the decision was made so that the two could get some more time on-court with minutes limited in the current rotation. Though, he did reveal that both had been recalled for the Lakers’ current four-game road trip, which will see the team next travel to Atlanta before stops in Milwaukee and Phoenix. “I mean, both him and Cam [Carr] will be with us on the trip. The messaging was very simple: ‘You guys need reps and you guys need to play,'” Redick told reporters. “Bronny’s done this enough between being with us and being with South Bay the last two years and now Coachella, so he knows what’s expected of him there. “For Cam, that’s why we have the G League: to develop players, and he needs reps.” James has had a plethora of experience in the G-League since being drafted, and in 20 contests last season, he averaged 13.8 points, 4.0 assists, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.1 steals in 28.4 minutes per game. As for the Lakers, their hot form to the 2026-27 season has continued, with the win over the Pistons – even without MVP candidate Luka Doncic – taking them to 9-2 on the season and top of the Western Conference standings. Sign up for talkSPORT Stateside , the YouTube channel dedicated to passionate US Sports fans. Will Gavin, Brian T. Smith, former NFL star Efe Obada and a collection of special guests debate the biggest talking points across the NFL, soccer, NBA and more.