NBA: Bronny James 'Insane' Reception Despite Los Angeles Lakers Loss To Cleveland Cavaliers

Bronny, son of LeBron, came on from the bench in the fourth quarter with the game all but decided in the Cavs favour.

The Lakers ultimately lost 134-110, though Bronny ensured it was a memorable defeat as he got his first NBA bucket.

LeBron is arguably the greatest player in Cavs history, and the home fans were chanting for Bronny to get a look-in from the bench from early in the second half.

"It was insane," Bronny said.

"Much more than I anticipated for sure. But it's all love. It was insane. It was a nice moment.

"The chants really got me. I was straight-faced, but I felt it and it felt really good, especially coming from here. It was a special moment for me for sure."

Of sinking his first points in the NBA, Bronny said: "I've been watching [my dad] for a minute playing in the league. Just dreaming of being in those players' steps, not only [LeBron's] but players he used to play against and with.

"So yeah, it was just a dream come true for me."

LeBron lauded his son's mental strength, suggesting he would not have been able to deal with such pressure when he was only 20.

"He's better than I would have been in that situation, 20,000 fans screaming my name to get in the game and wanting me to be in the game," said LeBron.

"If the role's reversed, I don't know if I would have been able to handle it. To see him get his first NBA basket in this arena where he grew up not too far away from here, it's an unbelievable moment.

"An unbelievable moment for him, first of all. For our family. It's just pretty cool to be a part of it."

LeBron dragged the Cavs to their first NBA Championship in 2016, and has fond memories of his two spells in Cleveland.

"We spent a lot of years here," LeBron said.

"We're part of this community, obviously. We were born not too far from here, 35 miles south of here, [our] hometown of Akron. And I spent 11 years of my NBA career – half of my career – here."