Following his victory in the NBA’s In-Season Tournament and the award for Most Valuable Player, LeBron James is reminiscing about another memorable experience from the previous weekend: watching his son Bronny play in his first collegiate game for the University of Southern California.

After the Los Angeles Lakers were defeated by the Dallas Mavericks by a score of 127-125 on Tuesday night, the star player for the Lakers, who is 38 years old, told reporters in Dallas, “It was everything for my family.” “From the moment that we all woke up until the moment that the buzzer hit zeros, it was nothing but an emotionally draining and emotionally taxing day.”

During the game that took place on Sunday against Long Beach State, in which the Trojans were defeated in overtime, Bronny, who is 19 years old, played for 16 minutes and finished with four points, three assists, and two more rebounds.

“I think the most important thing, who cares about the win or loss, the kid was standing tall and standing strong at the end of the game, and that is a blessing in its own right, and that is a win,” said LeBron James. “Which is a win.” 

 After his son Bronny suffered a cardiac arrest, LeBron James expressed his excitement about his son’s upcoming basketball debut at the University of Southern California. He went on to say, “He’s won at life and everything else at this point is extra credit and we were there to support him.”

As far as the superstar was concerned, there was never any question about whether or not he would take pleasure in Bronny’s debut, even if it was in conflict with the schedule of the Lakers.

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On the other hand, the squad was given the day off after claiming victory over the Indiana Pacers in Las Vegas on Saturday night, which resulted in the league’s very first midseason tournament championship.

After Bronny was given the all-clear to return to the court many months after he suffered a cardiac attack during a USC practice in July (and was later identified with “an anatomically and functionally significant congenital heart defect” by doctors), LeBron James made a commitment to be present for the momentous occasion.

“I am looking forward to what will be his first game. “I already told my teammates that if they play on the same day that we play, I’m going to have to catch them next game,” LeBron James said in a video that was released by Spectrum Sports Net earlier this month. “Whenever he’s cleared, and whenever he’s ready to have his first game, I’m going to have to catch them.”

The moment that LeBron James and his wife Savannah were able to really appreciate was when their son was able to realize his own goal.

“That was pretty cool,” LeBron James said, “that was the first person out of our family, out of the James gang, to grace a college campus and a college floor.”