Article by Tudor Belivaca – Published on Friday, April 25, 2025, 10:50 / Updated on Friday, April 25, 2025 10:50
Alijah Arenas (18 years old), the son of former NBA Gilbert Arenas basketball player, was involved in a serious road accident. After the car he was driving, he was hospitalized and is in a coma under medical supervision.
Alijah Arenas, basketball player at the University of Southern California (USC), born in 2007, was involved in a serious road accident. According to the report of the Los Angeles Police Department, the officers intervened shortly before 4:55 in the morning at an accident in the Resăda area in San Fernando Valley.
Alijah Arenas is in the induced coma after inhaling a large amount of smoke
Los Angeles firefighters said the vehicle involved, a Tesla Cybertruck, hit a tree and a hydrant, causing a fire, according to Sportal.Blic.rs. Although they did not reveal the identity of the person involved, the firefighters confirmed that the 18 -year -old driver was found outside the vehicle and transported to the hospital in serious condition. Due to inhaling a large amount of smoke, the doctors were forced to induce it in a coma. American journalist Shams Charania reported the accident at 4:55.
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The Los Angeles Police Department announced on Thursday that Arenas is in a stable condition. ESPN sources said the initial tests did not indicate fractures.
Arenas, the son of the former NBA Gilbert Arenas star, is considered one of the most promising players in his generation. A student at the Chatsworth High School in Los Angeles, he led the school team to the final of the State Championship in Division II, becoming the first high school basketball player in Los Angeles, which reached the threshold of 3,000 points in his career. So far, Arenas has refused offers from the University of Arizona and the University of Louisville.
Alijah's mother reacted on social networks and asked her followers to be with her: “I need all our prayers!”, The mother of the basketball player said.
