On Friday night, LeBron James will play his first game of the season without his son by his side. The Los Angeles Lakers assigned Bronny James to the team’s G League South Bay Lakers squad on Thursday. The move was widely expected and comes after the ...

Sources close to the Lakers state that Bronny will only play for South Bay during their home games. James will then “shuttle” between both teams during an undisclosed period of time. While it may come as a shock to some fans, Lakers head coach JJ Redick explained that this was the plan they had for Bronny “since day one.”

Bronny James has been assigned to the G League's South Bay Lakers, the team announced Thursday. James will play in their season opener against the Salt Lake City Stars on Saturday, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.