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Horrifying information from the world of sports activities at present, because the son of NBA legend Gilbert Arenas has been positioned in a medically induced coma.
In line with TMZ, 18-year-old Alijah Arenas crashed his Tesla Cybertruck whereas driving in Los Angeles round 4:55 a.m. on Thursday.
One of many high highschool basketball prospects within the nation, Alijah not too long ago dedicated to enjoying at USC after he graduates.
Alijah is at the moment ranked each the quantity 4 highschool participant and primary capturing guard within the nation, and he not too long ago signed a sponsorship cope with Adidas.
The precise nature of his accidents is unclear right now.
Alijah Arenas’ accidents spark concern amongst followers
At present, there’s a number of hypothesis and only a few confirmed information concerning Alijah’s situation.
“5-star prospect and USC commit Alijah Arenas was concerned in a critical automobile crash early Thursday morning, hospitalized and positioned into an induced coma, sources inform ESPN,” senior NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN reported moments in the past.
In line with TMZ, Alijah’s automobile was “ablaze” when rescuers arrived, and the crash left it “fully mangled on the aspect of the highway.”
The son of a basketball legend
Gilbert Arenas is a three-time NBA all-star, and he at the moment hosts the favored “Gil’s Area” podcast.
“Our personalities are just a little the identical,” Alijah stated of his dad throughout a current interview. “I really feel like that’s my dad’s dream too, that I may get to that stage.”
“It’s very stunning watching him really dive into the sport, you recognize, bodily, mentally,” Gilbert chimed in.
“Ain’t no days off … We get 3 [hundred or] 400 photographs up earlier than faculty,” Gilbert stated of Alijah throughout a current look on Paul George’s podcast.
“He’s coachable … relying on what day it’s within the mornings we’ll stand up at like 5:30 so he [practices] an hour and a half. [He goes to school, comes home and then] works out and we obtained lifting proper after after which we obtained extra capturing, extra dribbling.”
We may have additional updates on this growing story as new info turns into out there.
