- It will be Bronny's first time playing for the Trojans after missing eight games
- At the end of July he suffered cardiac arrest due to a heart defect
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After a long recovery from cardiac arrest last July, Bronny James made his college basketball debut with the USC Trojans.
The team tweeted a picture of Bronny's jersey hanging in a locker before tipoff and him doing windmill dunks during warmups.
This all happened while his father, LeBron James, watched less than 24 hours after winning the NBA's first in-season tournament.
On July 24th of this year, Bronny suffered cardiac arrest due to a congenital heart defect.
He spent three days in the hospital before being released on July 27. He has since been rehabilitating that injury in hopes of returning to court.
Bronny James is back and playing basketball in his USC Trojans debut on Sunday
Before the game began, the USC men's basketball Twitter account posted this image
This all happened while his father, LeBron James, watched, fresh off an NBA Cup victory
Bronny checked in with 12:58 left in the first half and LeBron captured the moment on film
He entered the game against Long Beach State with 12:58 left in the first period – and missed his first shot of the day.
In his first appearance on the court, he got a rebound before being eliminated. He later added a monster chase block from behind – an imitation of one of his father's most famous NBA moments.
But ultimately, Bronny's debut was more of a foundation to build on than an announcement of his arrival.
He finished the game with 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and a block in 16 minutes of play while shooting 1-for-3 from the field – all shots coming from beyond the arc.
Those 16 minutes weren't enough to help his team pull itself out of a surprising 84-79 overtime loss to Long Beach State.
Stars Isaiah Collier and Vincent Iwuchukwu each had 15 points, while Boogie Ellis also dropped 14 points.
But the Trojans shot just 26 of 64 from the field (40.6 percent) and a terrible 7 of 31 from 3-point range (22.6 percent).
Bronny hit all of his shots from 3-point range and was 1-3 for 16 minutes on the night
Unfortunately for Bronny and Co., the Trojans fell to Long Beach State in overtime, 84-79
In comparison, LBSU shot 42 percent from the field and 31 percent from distance but had two starters (Jadon Jones and Lassina Traore) foul.
Still, they made 3 of 6 shots and 4 of 5 at the free throw line in overtime to seal the victory.
The Trojans are now 5-4 this season. Their next game is next Sunday at Auburn.