Key Takeaways
- Bronny James fired back at a heckling Pistons fan during Sunday’s Lakers game, asking, “Can you run a mile? … How much money you make a year?”
- Venue staff appeared to hold Bronny back, and security later escorted the fan out, according to the New York Post.
- Bronny previously told a Nuggets heckler “Your chain is fake” in 2025 and has said he tries to ignore criticism but sometimes lets it fuel him.
During the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons game on Sunday (Nov. 8), Bronny James got into a heated back-and-forth with a Pistons fan who was heckling him.
As seen in the viral clip below, the Pistons fan appeared to criticize James, who wasn’t playing in the game and was recently assigned to the Coachella Valley Lakers in the NBA G League. In the clip, he appeared to acknowledge what the fan said and countered with, “Can you run a mile? … How much money you make a year?”
It appears as though Bronny had to be held back by staff at the venue, while the fan was later escorted out by security, per The New York Post.
Bronny has appeared in nine games of the Lakers’ 2026-27 season so far, which marks his first season with the team without his father as one of his teammates. His father, LeBron James, signed with the Philadelphia 76ers in July following eight years with the Lakers.
Bronny previously trolled a heckler when the Lakers faced off against the Nuggets in 2025. The heckler, who shared the video himself, told Bronny, “We own your father!” In response, Bronny glanced at the fan, quickly analyzed his appearance, and replied, “Your chain is fake.”
Following that incident, Bronny admitted that he can’t help but respond to hecklers sometimes. “My first thought about everything is I always try to just let it go through one ear and out the other, put my head down, and come to work and be positive every day,” he said. “But sometimes, it just fuels me a little bit. I see everything that people are saying, and people think I’m a f–king robot, like I don’t have any feelings or emotions.”
