Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Bronny James scored a season-high 17 points in a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. ESPN BET offered a preseason prop on the over/under on James' total points for the season. The line closed at 49.5. With his 17-point performance, James now has 50 points on the season.

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers played the Milwaukee Bucks (at home) in California. They were playing without most of their top players and lost by a score of 118-89. The one positive was that the young players got a lot of time on the court.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 118-89. Gary Trent Jr. had 23 points off the bench, Kyle Kuzma added 20 and the Bucks swept the season series with two comfortable wins eight days apart.

Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are sitting out with sprained right ankles when the Lakers host the Milwaukee Bucks in Los Angeles’ sixth game in eight days.

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic will not play Thursday night against the visiting Milwaukee Bucks for injury maintenance, ESPN reported.

In the Lakers’ sixth game in eight days, Doncic, Reaves, Dorian Finney-Smith and Jarred Vanderbilt join LeBron James and Rui Hachimura on the sidelines for Thursday’s home game.