“Started dying laughing”- NBA fans in stitches after Bronny James airballs practice shot mid-game 

Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Miami Heat in the California Classic Summer League on Wednesday and young James had a moment that made the fans laugh at him. During a dead ball in the second quarter with about two minutes left on the clock, Bronny tried to shoot the ball and unluckily missed the shot - and the rim.

James Jr. attempted the shot from inside the paint and him airballing it surprised fans. There is already a lot of buzz surrounding the draft of Bronny to the Lakers and his bad display gave an opening for the fans to troll him.

A fan uploaded the video of James Jr. missing the shot on X, formerly Twitter, and the fans flooded the comments section to express their views on it.

One fan expressed his amusement with the Lakers rookie's miss.

"I was watching live and started dying laughing."

Other fans joined the fray and trolled Bronny James for his missed attempt.

"Thats what 4 mil gets you now a days," @centralkypreps said.

"Cuz he’s bad," @aura28baker said.

"He gon say he missed it on purpose just like when he hit his head on the top of the lockeroom door on 'purpose'," @MJHMFFL said.

While some fans trolled the young Lakers rookie for airballing the practice shot, some fans defended him.

"Try shooting a basketball without jumping or bending your knees," @teamlilcorey said.

"He’s tired asf u run the floor back and fourth u will see," @Crimsontide7775 said.

The Lakers went on to drop the game to the Heat by a final score of 76-80. Bronny James had an unimpressive performance scoring a measly three points, collecting five rebounds and dishing out three assists.

LeBron James says Bronny James doesn't care about critics

After his first game in the California Classic Summer League, Bronny James did not receive the most positive review from the critics. However, his father, LeBron James came forward and said that his son doesn't care about the critics or the opinion of other people.

"I don't know if people really understand Bronny. He doesn't care. I actually care a little bit. When I came in, I wanted people to like me, and some of the things that people were saying about me kind of bothered me early on in my career. ... He doesn't give a f**k," LeBron said (via ESPN).

LeBron James compared his son to himself and revealed that early in his career he used to care a little about what people thought about him. But he says his son is different and couldn't care less what the people think about him.