The Los Angeles Lakers and Bronny James will play in their fifth Las Vegas NBA Summer League game on Friday night against the Denver Nuggets. The former USC Trojans guard is coming off a summer league scoring high on Thursday.

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, 81-76, at the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Thomas & Mack Center on Thursday.

League is over. The Hornets won the popular and essential summer league event with an 83-78 victory against the Kings.

With Northwestern, Buie was a superstar. He led the 'Cats to two straight NCAA Tournaments in his final two seasons, their second and third appearances in program history. He also left Evanston as the program's all-time leading scorer and with the ability to never buy a drink again in his college town.

League will feature six consolation bracket games today. None of the teams playing won more than two games in Las Vegas, so they will be playing in the loser’s bracket to conclude the Summer League in Las Vegas.

Bronny James did not play Friday night in the Los Angeles Lakers ' NBA Summer League game against the Denver Nuggets. James, a second-round pick in 2024, was seen on the court pregame wearing sweats and a hoodie. Teammate Dalton Knecht, the Lakers' first-round pick in 2024, was also out.

Clippers look to remain perfect against the winless Nuggets in Thursday's summer league game at 11 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

The Denver Nuggets are set to face the LA Lakers in one of six consolation Summer League games scheduled on Friday.