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The Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, proud father of Bronny James, shared an emotional message on social media for his son, who made his college basketball debut less than five months after cardiac arrest. The 38-year-old poured his heart out for Bronny James, talking about how incredible his son is, and that he has already won in life.
Bronny James played 16 minutes on his college basketball debut for USC Trojans off the bench on Sunday, December 10, with his famous father LeBron James sitting courtside to watch him. The 19-year-old played 16 minutes in the contest, scoring four points with three rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a block, but his team lost to the Long Beach State by 84-79 in overtime.
After the game had finished, LeBron James took to his official Instagram account to post a few videos and pictures of his son’s college basketball debut and wrote, “Can’t even tell y’all how EMOTIONAL today was for me! I’m literally drained and all I can say is @bronny you’re simply INCREDIBLE!! Damn the wins and loses that will occur. You’ve already won the ultimate goal/championship and that’s LIFE!!! Proud of you kid and today you’ve given me more life! Thank you and I love you”.
Bronny James thanks everyone for helping him in his recovery from cardiac arrest
Following his college basketball debut, Bronny James talked to the media for the first time since he had suffered a cardiac arrest at a USC Trojans practice session on July 24. He was quoted as saying, “I just want to say I'm thankful for everything. Mayo Clinic, everything they helped me with, my parents, siblings for supporting me through this hard time in my life.”
“I just want to give appreciation to everyone that's helped me through this. Also, my coach, my teammates, all my other coaches. They've been with me since the start and I just want to say I'm thankful for them,” added Bronny James.
