Bronny James made his faculty debut for Southern California on Sunday, coming off the bench towards Lengthy Seashore State almost 5 months after he suffered cardiac arrest.
James performed six minutes within the first half because the Trojans went into the break with a 45-30 lead. In his second three-minute stint, James made an enormous block on Jadon Jones, who was streaking to the basket. The Galen Heart crowd cheered loudly, with James’s dad, LeBron, watching courtside.
James assisted on a dunk by Vincent Iwuchukwu, who additionally suffered cardiac arrest as a freshman. Iwuchukwu returned to play 14 video games final season.
James entered the sport about seven minutes into the primary half, with some within the crowd standing and cheering. He missed his first shot, a three-point try. Moments earlier than, he tipped the ball away from an opponent, however the guests obtained it again. The possession resulted in a shot-clock violation for Lengthy Seashore. James additionally snagged a rebound.
LeBron James arrived seconds earlier than the nationwide anthem, holding arms along with his daughter, Zhuri, and tapped his son’s rear as he handed the Trojans who have been lined up throughout the court docket for the anthem.
The NBA was well-represented within the sport. One in all James’ teammates is DJ Rodman, the son of Dennis Rodman. The Seashore’s roster contains Chayce Polynice, the son of 15-year NBA veteran Olden Polynice.
James joined his teammates for on-court warmups 90 minutes earlier than tipoff. Sporting a white USC shirt and crimson sweatpants, he took a wide range of pictures beneath the watchful lenses of a baseline filled with photographers.
College students lined up round one aspect of Galen Heart and down an adjoining avenue ready to get inside. Though there have been pockets of empty seats within the 10,258-seat area, James’ debut helped the Trojans draw their largest crowd but this season.
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James suffered cardiac arrest on 20 July throughout a exercise at Galen Heart. He was discovered to have a congenital coronary heart defect that was treatable.
James was lately cleared by his docs and USC’s medical workers to take part in full-contact observe. Beforehand, he had been restricted to figuring out on his personal doing weights, cardio and taking pictures.