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After suffering a sudden cardiac arrest in August that derailed the start of his college career, Bronny James, the oldest son of NBA superstar LeBron James, is expected to play his first-ever men’s college basketball game as a freshman combo guard for USC on Sunday — according to the Los Angeles Times.
The Trojans are scheduled to play the Long Beach State 49ers at Galen Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 1:00 p.m. PT/4:00 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on Pac-12 Network. Cord cutters can watch the match on any live TV streaming service that carries the cable sports network, including Fubo and Sling.
If you want to catch all of the men’s college basketball action, keep reading to find out how to watch USC vs. Long Beach State with and without a cable subscription, including ways to watch the Bronny game for free.
How to Watch USC vs. Long Beach State Men’s College Basketball Without Cable
Although the USC vs. Long Beach State game is being broadcast on Pac-12 Network, you can sign up for a free trial from a live TV streaming service if you want to watch without cable. Several streaming cable alternatives carry these networks and some are offering free trials so you can watch Bronny’s first basketball game online for free.
Fubo TV
Watch Pac-12 Network, as well as more than 170 other news, entertainment and sports channels with a free trial to Fubo — which lets you stream Bronny James’ first USC game on your smartphone, tablet, laptop or smart TV. After your free trial is up, Fubo starts at $54.99 per month for the first two months of service (reg. $74.99 per month). In addition, you can record more than 1,000 hours of TV shows, movies, games and more, so you can even watch later on your smartphone, tablet, laptop or smart TV.
The online TV streaming service also offers a five-day trial for new subscribers, so you can watch the Bronny game and the rest of the NBA In-Season Tournament online for free during that time.
Sling
Sling is one of the cheapest options for new live TV streaming subscribers who want to watch the In-Season Tournament on Pac-12 Network. The Sling Orange plan is only $20 per month for the first month ($40 per month afterwards) and includes both cable networks.
Additionally, NBA League Pass can be added on to the plan for an additional $14.99 per month. In fact, you can get five months of Sling Orange + NBA League Pass for $215 prepaid.
Sling Orange also features Disney Channel, ESPN, Freeform, TBS, Bravo, MSNBC and much more.
How to Watch USC vs. Long Beach State Men’s College Basketball Outside of the U.S.
Outside of the U.S.? You can still stream USC vs. Long Beach State with any of the above streaming services paired with ExpressVPN. It’s a virtual private network that lets you legally access U.S. web servers — even if you’re in another country — to stream NBA games on a smartphone, tablet, laptop and smart TV. Learn more about ExpressVPN here.
How to Watch USC vs. Long Beach State Men’s College Basketball With Cable
The basketball game will air on the cable network Pac-12 Network. You can watch through your cable TV provider, or on pac-12.com/live with your cable TV account login.
Where to Buy USC vs. Long Beach State Men’s College Basketball Tickets Online
Want to catch all of the hoops action in person? Ticket prices vary, depending on where you’d like to sit in the arena at Ticketmaster, Vivid Seats, SeatGeek, StubHub, GameTime and Ticket Liquidator, as well as on USCTrojans.com.
Meanwhile, one of the best deals on USC men’s college basketball tickets can be found at SeatGeek; use THR‘s exclusive promo code “HOLLYWOOD10” to save $10 off eligible purchases of $250 and up.
LeBron James is expected to be in attendance for Bronny’s USC basketball game. The Lakers superstar had said he’d be willing to skip his NBA game if it coincided with his son’s first game, but the Lakers are off on Dec. 10 so that won’t be an issue.
