Bronny James Applauded by CBB Fans Despite USC's Loss to Caleb Love, No. 12 Arizona
Bronny James' second start for the USC Trojans certainly went better than his first one. Well, at least on a personal level.
The freshman guard followed up his scoreless starting debut from Saturday with a strong effort on Wednesday evening, putting up 11 points, six assists and five rebounds. It wasn't enough to get past No. 15 Arizona, however, as the Trojans lost yet again, 82-67.
USC had no answers for Caleb Love (20 points, five assists). The loss dropped the Trojans to 8-10 on the season, while Arizona moved to 13-4.
James desperately needed to break out of a three-game slump that only managed to see him score two points in his previous three games and not make a single bucket from the floor.
College basketball fans and pundits alike on social media were pleased to see the young guard find his groove again:
Even Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant turned up to see Bronny in action.
It was a James family affair on Disney's networks Wednesday night, as ABC broadcast LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers' win over the Dallas Mavericks earlier in the night. Basketball fans enjoyed seeing the pair on national television back-to-back (and James made sure to have the game on as soon as he hit the locker room):
USC will need Bronny to play in the coming weeks, as the team's best player, star guard and projected lottery pick Isaiah Collier, will likely be out until late February or early March with a hand injury.
James isn't a like-for-like replacement for Collier, but he's shown the ability to be a solid two-way player and will need to take his game to another level if USC is going to somehow salvage his season.
"Bronny [is] a very smart basketball player," head coach Andy Enfield told reporters on Jan. 6. "And he plays hard every possession and defensively he helps us. He gets deflections, he can guard the ball on smaller guys and he's strong enough to guard bigger guys. So far, so good."
