Bronny James, the son of basketball legend LeBron James, mentioned he was “grateful for the whole lot” as he made his faculty debut lower than 5 months after collapsing with a cardiac arrest.
The 19-year-old got here off the bench within the first half for the College of Southern California of their 84-79 defeat by Lengthy Seaside State.
James was discovered to have a congenital coronary heart defect in July and was cleared to return to the game in November.
“Pleased with you child,” LeBron James mentioned.
“At this time you have given me extra life.”
The four-time NBA champion, who performs for the Los Angeles Lakers, added in a publish on Instagram: “Cannot even inform y’all how EMOTIONAL right this moment was for me! I am actually drained and all I can say is @bronny you are merely INCREDIBLE!!
“Rattling the wins and loses that may happen. You have already received the final word purpose/championship and that is LIFE!!!”
LeBron, 38, was courtside for the sport alongside relations together with his different kids, son Bryce Maximus and daughter Zhuri.
They rose to their ft when James first scored with a second-half three-pointer. James had earlier obtained a standing ovation from the group on coming into the sport.
Bronny performed for 16 minutes, scoring 4 factors with three rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block.
“I simply need to say I am grateful for the whole lot,” he mentioned afterwards, additionally thanking the medical workers that handled him, his household, coach Andy Enfield and his team-mates “throughout this difficult time in my life”.
James additionally obtained effectively needs on social media together with a message from three-time NBA champion Dwayne Wade, who wrote: “Watching Bronny stroll out on that courtroom gave me chills.
“Welcome again to the sport you like, Bronny.”