Early in the game, Smith made eye contact with Bronny James, a rookie reserve guard on the Lakers and, crucially, the son of the Lakers’ star LeBron James. Bronny has had a rough season. He has been dogged by accusations that he would not be playing in the NBA were it not for his last name.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is expected to miss another week with a groin injury, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Friday during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show. James suffered a groin strain on March 9 against the Boston Celtics and Charania initially reported he was expected to miss at least one-to-two weeks.