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Bronny James has made a triumphant return to the court, this time as a member of the G League's South Bay Lakers. While his father, LeBron James, and the Los Angeles Lakers head on a six-game road trip, Bronny showcased his skills for the hometown crowd on Friday night. His performance left the fans cheering and excited for what's to come from the young star.

Late in the third quarter of South Bay's game versus the Rip City Remix, James brought the ball up the court, dribbled around a screen by Christian Koloko and drove down the lane for a thunderous dunk over Sterling Manley that would make for a great poster.

BRONNY PUT HIM ON A POSTER

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That tied the game at 80 and James celebrated his highlight play with his teammates as Rip City called a timeout. Inspired by the poster dunk, South Bay ended the third quarter on a 9–4 run and stayed in front for nearly all of the fourth on its way to a 122–110 win.

James finished with 31 points, shooting 5 of 11 on 3-pointers, leading South Bay to its second win of the season. At 2–7, the G League Lakers are second to last in the Western Conference. James played his first game with the team since Dec. 21.

Bronny James post game interview after dropping a career high 31 POINTS

He sounds exactly like his dad LeBron man, it's so scary pic.twitter.com/RSSHsN7f9C

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Quincy Olivari added 20 points and seven rebounds off the bench, while Koloko scored 16 with 10 rebounds. Sir'Jabari Rice scored 15, joined by Trey Jemison III and Jordan Goodwin each tallying 14 points.

"Just trying to make plays for me and my teammates, all I'm trying to do," James said in a post-game interview. "It ended up being a poster dunk that energized the whole team and it went well."

For Rip City, Alex Reese scored a game-high 32 points with seven rebounds, followed by Manley's 15 points. Henri Drell, Cameron Tyson and Tyrell Roberts each added 14 points for the Remix, who boosted their record to 4–5.

With the NBA Lakers on the road, James likely won't rejoin the team until at least Feb. 4 when it visits the Los Angeles Clippers.