For the basketball season, Bronny James is preparedWhen the 19-year-old son of NBA great LeBron James made his debut at USC’s annual HoopLA event, which marks the beginning of the college basketball season, all eyes were on him.While each athlete received their formal presentation, Bronny and his USC teammates met attendees.Wearing a red and yellow Trojans jersey and sweatpants, Bronny made a dance move as he made his way onto the court.A video of Bronny’s dance moves was posted on USC’s Instagram account with the comment, “@bronny hit the dougie during his Trojan HoopLA intro.” Bronny was not the only big celebrity at the USC event on Thursday. At the Trojan supporters’ and athletes’ kickoff party, rapper Saweetie and DJ Zack Bia gave performances.

Pictured wearing his No. 6 shirt, Bronny was being pumped up by his new teammates and fellow USC students.

When LeBron, 38, returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014, he wore No. 23, having previously worn the same jersey number in 2010 when playing for the Miami Heat.

LeBron posted a video of Bronny’s walkout and introduction on his Instagram story after the event.

In a May interview with Spectrum, the Lakers player revealed that the day his kid decided to play basketball for USC was “one of the best days of my life.”

At the time, LeBron exclaimed, “I’m super proud of him; our family is proud of him.” It holds even greater significance for me because it’s my family member’s first time attending college. Of course, I didn’t attend college.

“My son is the first member of my family to attend college, so it’s a happy moment for me to watch him go. Extremely emotional and proud, but also incredibly joyful and enthusiastic for his adventure “, he said in closing.

After learning from his family that he has a congenital heart defect, Bronny James returns to his life at USC.Former Sierra Canyon standout Bronny is one of the most eagerly anticipated NCAA basketball rookies of the year.However, Bronny’s recovery from his July cardiac attack makes it unclear if he will be ready for the team’s opening game on November 9. Later on, his condition was determined to be “an anatomically and functionally significant congenital heart defect.”Bronny did not take part in the team’s first practice of the season on September 23, according to USC basketball head coach Andy Enfield, who also said, “Bronny’s doing very well, but we just can’t comment on anything medically.” We are quite happy for him because he is attending class and performing incredibly well academically.”

In July, while working out at the university, Bronny suffered a heart arrest that required surgery to fix. He spent two days in the hospital.

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Following a barrage of fan support, LeBron released a social media message. “I want to express my gratitude to everyone who has sent love and prayers to my family. I’m really appreciative, and we feel you,” he wrote.

“We’re all doing fantastic. We feel your love and are safe and well with our family together. We’ll talk more when we’re ready, but for now, I just wanted to say thank you very much for your support! #JamesGroup.