Celtics' bench player Jordan Walsh wanted to make a 'statement' with his dunk in the Summer League win vs. the Lakers.

The Los Angeles Lakers and guard Bronny James took on the Boston Celtics on Thursday night in their fourth game in Las Vegas NBA Summer League. The former USC T

Jordan Walsh locked in, Hugo Gonzalez started hot, Baylor Scheierman’s shooting woes continued and two bigs made headlines in the Celtics’ Summer League win over the Lakers.

He knows about what it takes to win multiple titles in close proximity as one of the only players to have won multiple titles with 3 different teams.

So far this summer, James has shown off some of his improvement. In his last game, the 6-foot-3 sophomore poured in 18 points, three rebounds and five assists in 28 minutes against the Boston Celtics. While fans were hoping to see more of that against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, the Lakers made the disappointing decision to hold James out.

Bronny James did not play Friday night in the Los Angeles Lakers ' NBA Summer League game against the Denver Nuggets. James, a second-round pick in 2024, was seen on the court pregame wearing sweats and a hoodie. Teammate Dalton Knecht, the Lakers' first-round pick in 2024, was also out.

Bronny James is in Vegas, but his performance Thursday night had a Hollywood ending. The second-year Lakers guard ended the first half against the Celtics with zero points before he flipped the script, scoring a game-high 18 points to go with five assists, three rebounds and a steal in the 87-78 loss in Summer League action.

The Lakers' Darius Bazley appeared to suffer a serious leg injury during the second quarter of an NBA Summer League game against the Celtics.