Teammates of Bronny James on the Los Angeles Lakers summer league squad have reportedly voiced their discontent over the perceived special treatment received by LeBron James’ son during the Las Vegas games in recent weeks.

Bronny James, selected with the 55th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, signed a four-year, $7.9 million contract earlier this month.

However, his time in the summer league has been marred by allegations of nepotism, with some players believing that his on-court opportunities came at their expense, potentially jeopardizing their chances of securing a spot on an NBA roster for the upcoming 2024-25 season.

“You could feel that there was no unity [between] this group of guys as Bronny was the main guy and the others didn’t feel that it was right, that he deserved that,” a Lakers insider told the U.S. Sun.

“And with dealing with Bronny’s attention and treatment, plenty of the other young guys that are trying to make the roster for next season couldn’t show their best side and show their A game.”

One member of the Lakers’ summer league team confirmed to the Sun that “almost everything centered around Bronny.”

“And with dealing with Bronny’s attention and treatment, plenty of the other young guys that are trying to make the roster for next season couldn’t show their best side and show their A game,” the player added.

“I ended up being very frustrated because I was never put in the best situation, or even put in some plays or game plans because they wanted Bronny to show his s𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁s and shine.”

“The tensions were visible, and pretty much we were all thinking about the end of the Summer League to get out of here and focus on our next step in our careers.”