Bronny James’s first, and potentially, only season in college basketball is officially in the books.
James’s USC Trojans concluded their disappointing season with a whimper, a 70–49 blowout loss to the Arizona Wildcats to finish the season 15–18. James played 22 minutes, scoring three points on 1-of-5 shooting.
For years, LeBron James’s first-born son has been placed on an accelerated path to the NBA, with the elder James speaking openly about wanting to play with Bronny before his career ended. That timeline was put on hold rather abruptly over the summer, when Bronny James went into cardiac arrest during a team workout in late July. He was rushed to the hospital, where he spent three days and underwent a procedure for a congenital heart defect. That started a return-to-play process that took over four months before he was eventually cleared to return to basketball in late November. He made his debut Dec. 10 against Long Beach State and settled in as a bench guard for the season’s final three months, but was always playing catchup after missing such extensive practice time.
