Boston Celtics reporter clowns Woj's defense of Lakers drafting Bronny James

Boston Celtics reporter Jay King of The Athletic was having none of Adrian Wojnarowski's defense of the Los Angeles Lakers using their No. 55 pick to draft LeBron James' son, Bronny James -- clowning the take as a clear case of nepotism due to the latter's underwhelming one-and-done season at USC.

“'Don’t talk to me about nepotism,' the broadcast declares after LeBron James’ team selects his son who averaged 4.8 points per game during his lone college season," King zinged at Woj as the NBA draft's second round was wrapping up.

Bronny's selection was highly controversial heading into the draft due to Rich Paul allegedly threatening teams not to draft him or else risk the threat of him going to Australia; something that's common practice but obviously basks in a new spotlight given the names and franchise involved.

Tim Legler urged Boston Celtics to troll Lakers by selecting Bronny James at pick No. 54

The Celtics had the pick right before L.A. and could've pulled the biggest troll job of all time by taking Bronny, but they took Gonzaga's Anton Watson, a six-foot-eight forward who averaged 14.5 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 2.6 assists in his extra fifth year of eligibility due to COVID-19 with the No. 54 pick instead.

Tim Legler was actively urging Boston's front office to do the unthinkable before the draft on ESPN airwaves, though.

"54th pick," Legler prefaced before saying, "We renew the Cold War between the Celtics and the Lakers. The Boston Celtics take Bronnie James and send a ransom note to the Lakers: 'We have your son. We have your son. If you want him back...If you want him back, it's gonna take Austin Reeves.'"

We never got that troll job, but we did get a quietly solid draft (Watson, Baylor Scheierman at No. 30) from Brad Stevens -- who had more draft ammunition than he's ever had since taking the President of Basketball Operations position in 2021.