The speculation is over. Bronny James, the 18-year-old son of LeBron James, has announced that he's committed to the University of Southern California and will play for the Trojans. Bronny made the announcement on Instagram, writing "Fight On✌🏾#committed."

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Bronny, a shooting guard, attended Sierra Canyon High School. He reportedly considered Ohio State and Oregon, according to Sports Illustrated. By choosing USC, he'll be able to stay close to home and his dad, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers.

After the Lakers played the Warriors in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals, LeBron expressed how proud he is of his son going off to college.

"One of the best days of my life," James said. "First of all, congratulations to Bronny on the decision he made. I’m super proud of him, our family is proud of him. For me personally, it’s even more special to me because it’s the first time someone out go my family to go to college. Obviously, I didn’t go to college. It’s just a proud moment to see my son go to college, and he’s the first one to go to college in my family. Super duper proud, super emotional, but just super duper excited and happy for his journey. Today was a proud day. I couldn’t lose today no matter the outcome of this game."

LeBron has previously expressed excitement at the possibility of playing with his son in the NBA. Back in 2022, he named Bronny as being "number one on my fucking list" of people he wants to play with in the league.

"Not too long ago, I asked him, 'What you wanna do with this? You wanna get to the pros? What you wanna do?' He said, 'Yeah.' I said, 'Why?' He said, 'Because I wanna make a name for myself,'" LeBron said during an episode of The Shop. "That's all I needed to hear."

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