USC Basketball: How College Stakeholders Could Complicate Bronny James' Return to Trojans

Some time has passed now ever since we received the unfortunate news that four-star recruit Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest ahead of his freshman campaign with the USC Trojans and even though his family has remained hopeful through the entire process, we still don't have solid details on what his basketball career will look like moving forward.

The hope is that any potential condition of his can be treated right away and that he'll not only be able to resume getting ready with his Trojans teammates quickly but also in the safest manner possible. Experts have thrown out the idea of him redshirting his freshman year to get fully healthy and then returning for his sophomore season on the other hand.

Ultimately, it will be up to the 18-year-old guard and the rest of his family to determine what they want his future to look like and considering how serious a heart condition could be if it boils down to that, he will have to weigh a number of options.

Sports cardiology director Lili A. Barouch spoke to Yahoo Sports and explained why college stakeholders at USC could make it even harder for Bronny to hit the ground running for the Trojans again.

“With college sports, there are lots of stakeholders that have an interest in the athlete playing but also not wanting to take on additional liability,” said Lili A. Barouch, director of sports cardiology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. “It’s tough. It’s not always a straightforward decision.”

(Via Yahoo Sports)

Especially in Bronny's case seeing that he is the son of LeBron James and already had a ton of noise surrounding him before his cardiac event, stakeholders want to ensure that they do not put him at risk of this happening again.

We hope to receive more positive updates regarding his road back to the court soon and will keep everyone posted!