Bronny James, the son of NBA Star Lebron James, suffered medical emergency at basketball practice on Monday morning and was rushed to the hospital.
Bronny, who recently committed to play college basketball at USC, was rushed to the ICU after suffering cardiac arrest during a basketball workout at USC.
A spokesperson for the James family stated, “Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest. Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital. He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU.”
The spokesperson continued “We ask for respect and privacy for the James family and we will update the media when there is more information.”
TMZ reported a 911 call was originally made on Monday morning from USC’s Galen Center which is the place where the team plays. When first responders arrived on the scene they found Bronny unconscious.
Lebron James’ 18 y/o son has suffered a heart attack during basketball practice
He is in stable condition and we all hope he pulls through
Unfortunately we likely know what happened here
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Per CBS Sports:
Bronny James, the eldest son of Lakers superstar LeBron James, was hospitalized Monday after going into cardiac arrest and collapsing during a basketball practice, a family spokesperson said Tuesday. Bronny, 18, was placed into ICU but is now in stable condition.
“Yesterday while practicing, Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital. He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU. We ask for respect and privacy for the James family, and we will update media when there is more information. LeBron and Savannah wish to publicly send their deepest thanks and appreciation to the USC medical and athletic staff for their incredible work and dedication to the safety of their athletes.”
James, a four-star recruit and one of the staple pieces of USC’s top-five incoming recruiting class, signed with the Trojans this offseason. He is the No. 27 overall player in the Class of 2023 and the second-highest ranked signee in USC’s four-person recruiting class that ranks No. 4 nationally at 247Sports.
Bronny James was rushed to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest during a USC workout Monday
A James family statement said Bronny is now in stable condition and no longer in the ICU pic.twitter.com/syOkNvgO7C
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 25, 2023
Lebron James previously boasted about how the Covid-19 vaccine was the best thing for him and his family.
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