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Just over two years ago, Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest while practicing at the USC.
He returned to court about five months later and managed to be elected 55. Collected by Los Angeles Lakers last summer and got some time on the NBA floor.
Although it is a few years removed from the situation, the 20-year-old still has some lingering effects.
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Bronny James Jr., #9 of Los Angeles Lakers, looks at Sacramento Kings during the first half of 2024 California’s classic Summer League match in Chase Center on July 6, 2024 in San Francisco. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
“I’m getting a little sick now. Which is a little weird, but I think it messed with my immune system a little. So I would have times when I have to sit out and that conditioning that I’m working on just goes away in the week I was out,” James told ESPN recently.
James proved he was not ready for the NBA last season, an average of 2.3 points on 31.3% shooting in 27 games. In G-League, however, he put 21.9 points on 44.3% shooting, which was far from the 4.8 points per Fight, he average in his lonely season at the USC.
LeBron James, #23 and Bronny James, #9 of Los Angeles Lakers, on the field for the first time during the match against Minnesota Timberwolves in Crypto.com Arena on October 22, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)
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However, head coach JJ Redick believes that if he continues to work on his conditioning, he has “got a chance to be a really amazing player in the NBA.”
“With the defensive pick -up points, the disturbance that can get downhill … I think we’ve all seen these amazing flashes of it from Bronny. And to get to the next level for him, it’s Cardio Fitness …” Redick told the business. “I get out of the fact that there’s a story there about a really scary thing that he had to live through, and I think it’s hard to push past certain points for him, but he gets there. He’ll get there.”
Los Angeles Lakers Guard Bronny James, #9, shoots like Milwaukee Bucks Frem Pete Nance, #35, defends during the second half of an NBA basketball match on Thursday, March 20, 2025 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
During the summer league this year, James was an average of 14.3 points, 3.8 assists and 2.8 rebounds per year. Match.
