The Lakers' road trip gets underway Saturday evening as they face the Celtics in Boston, but they'll be without rookie Bronny James for the matchup. The team announced they've assigned the 19-year-old guard to their G League affiliate ahead of the high-powered contest.

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Bronny James, still only 20 years old, has already made plenty of headlines. As the son of LeBron, he has often been used as a target for criticism against his father —especially when the Lakers selected him with the 55th pick in the last draft. It was a widely debated decision, though ultimately a low-risk one, given how late in the draft it was.