Say what you want about Bronny James and whether he deserved to get drafted by the Lakers on his own merit, but this is an extremely mature young man who is easy to root for and is, oh by the way, showing he can be a pretty damn good basketball player in the NBA's G League.

Playing in his first G League game since Dec. 21, Bronny James scored a career-high 31 points to lead the  South Bay Lakers past the Rip City Remix 122-110.

The Bronny James experiment appears to be going well for the Lakers as the rookie turned in a career-best performance in the G-League – including a poster jam.

Bronny James' first G League game in nearly one month was a rousing success, as the 20-year-old scored a career-high 31 points on 10-of-22 shooting with

Their offense couldn't miss, firing on all cylinders, and their defense was a brick wall, allowing less than 100 points in three of their last five games. The Lakers were up big by the end of the first quarter and did not look back.

With the 55th overall pick, the Lakers selected LeBron's son, Bronny James, marking the first father-son duo in league history. Bronny, 20, has spent a good amount of time in the G League this season.

Bronny James returned to G League action on Monday night, scoring 16 points in the South Bay Lakers' 105-101 loss to the Oklahoma City Blue. This