Bronny James Warming up with USC teammates before a game for the first time this season after suffering a cardiac arrest in July.
He has yet to make his college debut after it was determined he had a treatable congenital heart defect.
When asked how big of a step this is for his son, the Lakers superstar LeBron James On Sunday night, he smiled broadly and said, “Yeah. That’s great. I feel it. He’s almost there.”
“It’s great to have him back, to be on the team with us, to be in the game with us,” USC guard Kobe Johnson said after the Trojans beat the Browns 81-70. “We hope he comes back as soon as possible. , but we want him to come back as healthy as possible. We pray every day that he gets better and better and hopefully he’ll be able to play with us at some point this year.”
James did some individual workouts before the game but did not join his teammates on the court to warm up before Sunday’s game.
Add to USC coach Andy Enfield: “It’s been great. He warmed up with the team. He’s a big part of our program and our team. He’s a great teammate. We look forward to having him back on the field one day, but when that day comes When it comes, that’s it. It’s not my decision. We’re going to be patient through the process.”
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James, the son of LeBron James, spent his high school career in Sierra Canyon north of Los Angeles and is now a freshman guard at USC.
Bronny James then made a brief trip downtown from the Galen Center to Crypto.Com Arena to witness his father score 37 points in the Lakers’ 105-104 victory over the Houston Rockets. That included the go-ahead free throw.
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“It’s great to have him here. To see my man with a smile on his face,” he said. “Anyone who has a college student, you know they go away and you might not see them for a week or two and then they show up at your house to do laundry and a warm, fresh meal. That makes me super happy.”
LeBron James also noted that Sunday was the first time he saw his son in two weeks.
“It doesn’t matter. He’s going to school, training, and he’s training. Listen, this boy is 19 years old. That’s what FaceTime is for,” he said.