Bronny James expected to make USC debut months after suffering cardiac arrest, coach says

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Bronny James, the son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, is expected to make his college debut on Sunday when the USC Trojans face Long Beach State at the Galen Center. 

USC head basketball coach Andy Enfield spoke to reporters on Thursday after James went through his first full-contact practice since suffering a cardiac arrest over the summer. 

Bronny James, #6 of the USC Trojans, wears a heart rate sensor on his arm as he warms up before a game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the Legends of Basketball Las Vegas Invitational at MGM Grand Garden Arena on December 2, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bulldogs defeated the Trojans 89-76.  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

"We assume," Enfield said when asked if the plan was for James to make his debut on Sunday. 

"Today was his first day of contact practice. He looked good. He has to get his timing back and get in game shape, but I thought today was a good first day."

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Enfield said James has another practice on Friday, and the team will see how he feels and what the medical team decides before determining whether James will make his debut on Sunday, according to ESPN.  

James suffered a cardiac event on July 24 while practicing months before his first college basketball season at USC was set to start. The incident took place where the Trojans play and practice, and he was released from the hospital three days after the medical emergency. 

Doctors later revealed that the cardiac arrest was likely caused by a "congenital heart defect."

James was cleared for a full return to basketball at the end of November,