By EFE
Dec 11, 2023, 08:48 AM EST
Bronny James, son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, debuted this Sunday under the gaze of his father in college basketball with the USC Trojans, five months after suffering cardiac arrest in an 84-79 overtime loss to Long Beach State.
Bronny James, 19, suffered cardiac arrest on July 24 and played his first college game after being cleared by doctors. and returned to training last week.
He took the court with 12 minutes and 58 seconds left in the first half of the game against Long Beach State and he was the protagonist with a spectacular block that provoked applause from the public.
The spectators present, including LeBron, had already given him a long round of applause when he took the field.
The point guard played 16 minutes and finished with four points, three rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block.
Bronny James and a cardiac arrest that scared the basketball world
Bronny, who is 1.91 tall, suffered a cardiac arrest in July and the tests he underwent detected a congenital heart defect.
Doctors considered the problem “anatomically and functionally significant,” but it could be treated.
The point guard is considered one of the most outstanding players of his generation.
LeBron, 38 years old and recent NBA Cup Final MVP, has said on several occasions that he would love to share a team with his son in the NBA.
LeBron James, MVP of the In-Season Tournament
LeBron James, who won the MVP of the first NBA In-Season Tournament this Saturday, highlighted the value of pioneers to achieve something after the Los Angeles Lakers won the first NBA Cup.
“This is the premiere of the NBA In-Season Tournament. Records will be broken, but something that will never be broken It is being the first to do something. We are the first champions of the NBA In-Season Tournament and no one will be able to surpass that,” he said in his acceptance speech.
“And it’s great to do it with such a historic franchise,” he added before noting that it was a pleasure to share this victory with his teammates on the Los Angeles team.
The Lakers beat the Indiana Pacers 123-109 in the final held in Las Vegas (USA) of this tournament with which the NBA has experimented for the first time with the cup format.
The Lakers are, along with the Boston Celtics, the franchise with the most rings in history (17), but now the Californians They will be able to boast that they also have the first NBA Cup in their showcases.
Keep reading:
– The Los Angeles Lakers win the NBA In-Season Tournament and LeBron James a new MVP
– Bronny James is back: son of LeBron James overcame a heart problem and will return to basketball
– Bronny James is absent from the first training session at USC, but his coach assures that he is progressing