LeBron James' Son Suffers Cardiac Arrest At USC

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LeBron “Bronny” James Jr. was set to make his debut with the University of Southern California Trojans basketball team this fall, but the talented player suffered a cardiac arrest at the USC campus.

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00:00 LeBron James' 18-year-old son had a medical emergency during a basketball practice.

00:04 The incident has been picked up across news outlets everywhere and is sparking concern

00:08 for the young star.

00:13 LeBron "Bronny" James Jr. was set to make his debut with the University of Southern

00:17 California Trojans basketball team this fall, but the talented player suffered a cardiac

00:21 arrest at the USC campus.

00:22 Here's Daniel Iwanya reporting with all the details.

00:24 In a statement obtained by What's Trending, a spokesperson for the James family shared

00:28 that their son suffered a cardiac arrest and was rushed to the hospital.

00:31 The statement from the family reads, "Yesterday while practicing, Bronny James suffered a

00:35 cardiac arrest.

00:36 Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital.

00:39 He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU.

00:42 We ask for respect and privacy for the James family and will update media when there is

00:46 more information."

00:47 The statement also went on to thank those who helped for the safety and dedication of

00:50 the USC medical teams.

00:51 It continues stating, "LeBron and Savannah wish to publicly send their deepest thanks

00:56 and appreciation to the USC medical and athletic staff for their incredible work and dedication

01:00 to the safety of their athletes."

01:02 According to TMZ Sports, a 911 call was made around 9.26am at the USC Gallin Center in

01:07 Los Angeles, California.

01:08 This same location is where the Trojans basketball team plays and practices.

01:13 According to the site, Bronny was unconscious and taken to the hospital via ambulance.

01:16 Bronny is a McDonald's All-American player who recently joined a play for USC.

01:20 After his recent health scare, athletes sent well wishes on social media.

01:23 One in particular, Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin, took to Twitter to offer his support

01:27 for Bronny and the James family.

01:29 The player went into cardiac arrest on the field earlier this year during an NFL game.

01:33 Hamlin tweeted, "Prayers to Bronny and the James family as well.

01:36 Here for you guys just like you have been for me for my entire process."

01:39 The James family were all together at the 2023 ESPY Awards just earlier this month to

01:44 watch 38-year-old LeBron James, who was set to receive the award for record-breaking performance.

01:48 Back in 2022, Bronny and Bryce appeared with their father on the cover of Sports Illustrated

01:53 where Bronny opened up about his path to play basketball like his father.

01:56 Bronny stated, "I feel like the path was already chosen.

01:59 But my dad is cool enough to let me take whatever path I want if I wanted to not pursue basketball.

02:04 But I think basketball is going to be my thing for sure."

02:07 The young star also went on to admit, "I'll see what happens.

02:10 I'm going to be playing basketball.

02:12 If I go down that path, then it is what it is.

02:14 If the NBA doesn't pan out, I'm cool."

02:16 For more on this story, head to whatstrending.com.

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