After a rocky start to his first season at the professional level, Bronny James was hyped after throwing down a poster dunk against Rip City.

So, while the elder James will be jet-setting out to the rat-infested Paris of the West to buddy up with the league’s other All-Stars — including the first Knickerbocker starting duo in 50 years — his first-born will be at home. Or, more likely, the gym.

LeBron James sends a shoutout to Bronny James after his son scored a career high 31 points for the South Bay Lakers

LeBron James and his son Bronny were invited to take part in the Skills Challenge at the upcoming NBA All-Star Game, but that invitation was declined.

Thursday also brought news the NBA wanted LeBron and his son, Bronny to become the first father-son duo to participate in one aspect of All-Star Weekend. But they declined.

An old video of Bronny resurfaced. The clip is from when he was a toddler talking with his father after a matchup with the Lakers. When LeBron asked him who he played against that night, Bronny quickly responded by saying Kobe's name.

The Bronny James experiment appears to be going well for the Lakers as the rookie turned in a career-best performance in the G-League – including a poster jam.

Playing in his first G League game since Dec. 21, Bronny James scored a career-high 31 points to lead the  South Bay Lakers past the Rip City Remix 122-110.

Bronny James added an impressive dunk to his 31-point performance Friday to help lift the South Bay Lakers to a 122-110 win over Rip City Remix.

Bronny James put up career-high numbers as the South Bay Lakers beat the Rip City Remix. The rookie racked up 31 points in a 122-110 victory, including 13 in the fourth quarter to close out the

Bronny James scored a G League career-high 31 points, including a poster dunk, in the South Bay Lakers’ 122-110 victory against the Rip City Remix Friday. James, the son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James,