However, a slow motion video of the incident shows he actually hit the wall with his hand and avoided making contact with his head.

Some fans caught onto the illusion, with one writing on X, ‘the good old hand trick, he didnt hit his head me and my boys would do this in school all the time to make it look like we smacked our heads lol.’

Bronny James tapped his hand on the wall – making it appear like he hit his head.

Bronny James & the Trojans exit to boo’s before Bronny hit his head on a sign 😬

Ouch.

I know that had to hurt 😅 pic.twitter.com/6wFiszjVt1

— Eliav Gabay (@eliavgabay) January 20, 2024

James started for USC on Saturday afternoon as the Trojans lost to Arizona State 82-67.

James started the game for the Trojans and tallied 7 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds but also committed 3 turnovers.

USC lost 82-67 and dropped to an 8-11 record on the season.

James missed the first eight games of the season after suffering a cardiac arrest at USC’s Galen Center in July.

However, he has shown promise in his first college season with double-digit scoring efforts vs. Oregon State, California and Arizona.

USC’s next game is against UCLA on January 27.