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  • Bronny James receives sarcastic ‘MVP’ chants in road blowout during garbage time

    Bronny James receives sarcastic ‘MVP’ chants in road blowout during garbage time

    LeBron James is used to hearing MVP chants no matter where he plays, but most of the time, they’re for him.

    However, on Thursday night, they were for a different James: his son Bronny.

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    The 20-year-old got some playing time late in Los Angeles’ 134-96 win over the Wizards in Washington. The game was practically over from the jump, as the Lakers led 78-45 at halftime.

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    Oct. 28, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona: Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James against the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

    This prompted Bronny, the 55th pick of last year’s NBA Draft, to get some minutes in garbage time. Perhaps it was better than the “tough spot” JJ Redick had put Bronny in the night before, when he went 0-for-5 from the floor while getting time at a crucial part of the game.

    In his 12 minutes played, Bronny impressed with five points, including a tough and-one bucket that even got his father out of his seat.

    But when James went to the line, some fans had some fun with the rookie by hitting him with “MVP” chants.

    Of course, they were sarcastic, but they were loud, and it’s more MVP chants than most people out there have gotten.

    Bronny and LeBron on floor

    LeBron James, #23, and Bronny James, #9, of the Los Angeles Lakers on defense during the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena on October 22, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.  (Harry How/Getty Images)

    Bronny had not seen the floor for more than six minutes entering Wednesday, but he’s now seen 27 minutes of time in the Lakers’ last two games.

    It’s been a struggle for Bronny, who entered Thursday’s contest just 1-for-16 from the floor. He averaged fewer than five points per game during his lone season at USC.

    James has spent a decent portion of the season developing in the G League, which has been much kinder to him. In those games, he’s putting up 16.3 points per game.

    The tongue-in-cheeck chants came after ESPN mogul Stephen A. Smith ripped LeBron for stunting his son’s growth in the pros.

    Bronny James

    Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James (9) catches his breath against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the NBA 2K25 Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 18, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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    “I am pleading with LeBron James, as a father. Stop this. Stop this. We all know that Bronny James is in the NBA because of his dad,” Smith said on Wednesday’s edition of “First Take.”

    The win improved the Lakers to 27-19 with the win, good for fifth in the Western Conference. They’ll face a tough test on Saturday night when they visit Madison Square Garden to face the third-place Knicks.

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  • A 2,000-year-old statue is found abandoned in a garbage bag in Greece

    A 2,000-year-old statue is found abandoned in a garbage bag in Greece

    A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday.

    A resident discovered the 80-centimeter (31-inch) headless statue beside a trash bin in Neoi Epivates, outside Greece’s second-largest city. The man turned it over to local authorities, who contacted archaeologists to assess its significance.

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    Police said experts, following an initial evaluation, determined the piece dates to the Hellenistic era, a period roughly between 320 and 30 B.C. that was marked by a flourishing of art and culture following the conquests of Alexander the Great.

    This undated handout photo provided by the Greek Police and released on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 shows a marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old which was found abandoned in a garbage bag in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece.  (Greek Police via AP)

    The statue was sent for further examination by archaeologists. It will ultimately be handed over to the local antiquities authority for preservation and study.

    Police opened an investigation to determine who discarded the statue and briefly detained a man for questioning who was later released without charge.

    Accidental archaeological discoveries are relatively common in Greece, a country renowned for its ancient heritage, and often made during building construction or public works. In December, workers installing natural gas pipelines near Athens uncovered a Roman-era statue of Hermes buried upright in a brick-lined pit near the Acropolis.

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    Thessaloniki weeks ago unveiled a trove of antiquities found during the decades-long construction of its metro system, which officially opened in November. Key finds, including a marble-paved Roman thoroughfare and tens of thousands of artifacts spanning the Greek, Byzantine, and Ottoman periods, are now showcased at subway stations.