Los Angeles Lakers superstar point forward LeBron James praised his son Bronny James, a USC Trojans freshman combo guard, following a career-best scoring night against Oregon State. Granted, USC still lost the game against the Beavers, by a pretty handy 86-70 margin, to fall to a 6-7 record on the year. Oregon State improved to 9-4.

The 6’4″ four-star recruit scored 15 points on 6-of-11 field goal shooting (2-of-6 from three-point land), three assists, and one steal.

LeBron, a 19-time All-NBA honoree, four-time league MVP and four-time NBA champ, assessed Bronny’s first double-digit scoring night at the NCAA level.

Across five contests and under a minutes restriction (as LeBron mentioned), Bronny is averaging seven points on .462/.333/.714 shooting splits, 2.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 steals a night.

Bronny suffered a cardiac arrest during a July morning workout at the Galen Center. He was later diagnosed with a congenital heart defect, and was held out of the Trojans’ first seven games this season. The Sierra Canyon School product continues to work his way back into game shape, though he’s looked solid defensively already. This was his first really impressive scoring game, and while he has yet to match the output of fellow standout freshman guard Isaiah Collier, he’s got time to catch up yet.