LeBron James had a great night Thursday night with the Lakers' win over the Mavericks, but immediately after the game, his thoughts were on his son Bronny, who plays for the USC Trojans, in a road game against No. 12 Arizona. I moved on to the fact that he was doing well. .
Immediately after Los Angeles' win, James jogged to the locker room, apparently in a hurry to turn on the TV and watch Bronny's game. aired on ESPN. The Lakers' victory was televised on ABC.
“I have to go see my son's game soon,” James said.
James, 39, continued: To answer a post-match interview with reporters While watching the USC-Arizona game on TV, he was cheering for Bronny, interjecting comments begging him to “shoot me,” as die-hard fans do during games.
So the reporter asked LeBron how 19-year-old Bronny is doing and how USC is doing.
“He's doing great,” LeBron said, adding that USC “got better.”
A reporter also asked him which was more difficult: watching Bronny play or losing so badly to the Lakers, and James had an interesting answer.
“It's hard to watch college basketball by yourself, but it's even more so when you include my son in it,” James said. “Yes, yes. It's hard to watch. It's hard to watch.
“Yes, I'm a father, but I also love the game of basketball. College basketball is like 10 people in the paint at the same time. It's very hard to watch sometimes. USC is a great program and Arizona is also a great program. We'll have a chance to see some great basketball at this game.”
LeBron leads Bronny and USC to victory as the Trojans (8-10, 2-5 Pac-12) lose to No. 12 Arizona (13-4, 4-2), 82-67. I couldn't guide you.
Bronny played in his 10th game of the season. After recovering from cardiac arresthad 11 points, six assists, and five rebounds in his second start of the season at USC.
It was a much better night for the freshman than his first Division I start, which ended Saturday night in a scoreless game in USC's 68-58 loss to Colorado.
USC is still without lead guard Boogie Ellis with a hand injury, and freshman guard Isaiah Collier underwent hand surgery last week, forcing Bronny to resume his starting role.
“In the absence of our two primary lead guards, Boogie and Isaiah, Bronny did a great job as our primary ball handler during the game and defended at a pretty good level,” said USC's Andy Ng. Coach Field spoke after the loss. “I think he got off to a very good start tonight, but we just need him to continue to improve.”
As for LeBron, he had 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists, leading the Lakers to a 127-110 victory over the Mavericks.
But if LeBron's multi-issue interview is any indication, USC's loss may have taken some of the joy out of the Lakers' win.
