Bronny James never got off the bench in Detroit on Sunday night. He still ended up as one of the night's most talked-about Lakers.

James was caught on video in a verbal exchange with fans seated near the Lakers bench at Little Caesars Arena during a timeout in Los Angeles' 121-116 win over the Detroit Pistons. Staff steered him back toward the huddle.

In the clip James can be heard firing back with two questions: "Can you run a mile?" and "How much money you make a year?" The video does not show what the fans said to set him off.

Fans moved away from the court

Security then spoke with the fans. A Pistons spokesperson said they were removed from their seats for violating the arena's courtside conduct policy and offered seats in a different spot away from the court.

It was not the only run-in of the night. Before halftime Austin Reaves had an extended, face-to-face conversation with a different courtside fan until teammate Matisse Thybulle pulled him away. Reaves later pointed and waved at that fan after hitting a late 3-pointer with 46 seconds left to put the game away.

Reaves carries the short-handed Lakers

Reaves finished with a season-high 43 points on 14-of-27 shooting as the Lakers played without Luka Doncic, who sat with lower back tightness. Los Angeles raced to a 38-14 lead after one quarter and held on as Detroit chipped away.

James, the son of Philadelphia 76ers star LeBron James, did not play as coach JJ Redick went with a tight 10-man rotation. The win improved the Lakers to 9-2.