"Lebron gonna adopt him and replace Bronny": Lakers fans react after Quincy Olivari outplays Bronny James in NBA G League

Lakers fans were buzzing after Quincy Olivari delivered an outstanding performance in the South Bay Lakers' commanding 110-96 victory over the Salt Lake City Stars on Saturday. Olivari, who signed a two-way contract with the LA Lakers before the start of the 2024-25 NBA season, outshined his teammate and LeBron James' son, Bronny James, with a stellar all-around game.

Olivari led the team with 28 points and secured a double-double with 10 rebounds. The former Xavier guard also contributed six assists and one steal, shooting 8 of 19 from the field, including an impressive 7 of 15 from beyond the arc. In contrast, Bronny finished the game with just 6 points on 2 of 9 shooting, including 0 of 4 from 3-point range, in 31 minutes.

Lakers fans shared candid reactions after Olivari's impressive performance, with one fan urging Lakers GM Rob Pelinka not to let go of the young guard as they did with Scotty Pippen Jr. Other fans voiced that Olivari deserves more playing time with the Lakers than Bronny James.

"pelinka, don't let this man be another scotty pippen jr," a fan wrote.

"He deserves more NBA minutes than Bronny," said another.

"Would be the best guard on the actual lakers roster lmaooooo," commented another user.

"Why haven’t they tried running Quincy with the regular rotation yet????" another X user wrote.

"Lebron gonna adopt him and replace Bronny," commented another fan.

"He has no business being in the g league lol like come on lakers like WTF give up on them has been players like gabe and cam . So Quincy can get some pt," another user commented.

Quincy Olivari praised Bronny James

Quincy Olivari responded to Bronny James' critics after teaming up with LeBron James' son in the NBA G League. When asked about his performance, Olivari used the moment to praise Bronny and push back against those unfairly criticizing the Lakers rookie.

"I was just happy to see Bronny get out there and show the world that he can play," said Olivary. "I’m a big advocate on pushing that he’s a great player and the criticism he gets is unfair."

Olivari made a strong impression during the 2024-25 NBA preseason. The Lakers’ two-way player averaged 8.8 points on 52.2% shooting, including an impressive 57.1% from 3-point range.

His best performance came against the Golden State Warriors, where he tallied 22 points, six rebounds and two assists, shooting 8 of 16 from the field, including 5 of 9 from beyond the arc.