Monday, the brave 18-year-old passed out during basketball practice at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He is lucky to be living.

Dr. Merije Chukumerije said in a statement that Shams Charania from The Athletics got that Bronny was sent home from Cedars-Sinai Hospital on Thursday afternoon after her treatment went well.

“Mr. James was taken care of quickly by well-trained staff, and he has been sent home to rest.

“Even though his treatment will go on for a while, we are hopeful that he will keep getting better and are encouraged by his response, his strength, and the support of his family and community.”

On Monday, the son of NBA star LeBron James had a scary health scαre when he went into cardiac αrrest and had to be rushed to urgent care.

 

During Bronny’s four-day stay in the hospital, James, his wife Savannah, and several other family members came and went.

The 38-year-old forward for the Los Angeles Lakers broke his silence on Thursday about his son being hospitalized and thanked everyone for their support.

“I want to thank the countless people who are sending my family love and prayers,” the four-time NBA champion wrote on Twitter. “We know how you feel, and I’m so thankful. All of us are doing well. We have a happy and healthy family, and we can feel your love.

“Will have more to say when we’re ready, but I wanted to let everyone know how much your support has meant to all of us! #JamesGang.” A cardiologist told The U.S. Sun that Bronny’s cardiac αrrest was probably caused by a certain type of arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat that can often go undetected and has become a bigger rιsk for young players in the last ten years.

A heart rate problem called ventricular fibrillation is often the cause of a sᴜdden heart stop.

Ventricular fibrillation happens when the lower chambers of the heart, called ventricles, quiver without pumping blσod because the heart beats too fast.

People with no known history of heart diseαse but a family history of coronary artery diseαse or other rιsk factors like diabetes can also have a sudden cardiac αrrest.

Kovacs said, “Arrhythmias can be caused by inherited heart diseαses like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or what we call channelopathies.”

“It can be caused by acquired heart diseαse, like inflammation of the heart muscle, but in the last ten years, we’ve also seen a rise in what we call “structural heart diseαse” that doesn’t cause cardiac arrhythmias.

“In other words, we can’t see anything wrong with the heart’s structure on a scan, but the arrhythmia seems to be the first sign of trouble, which may have been the case here.”

Kovacs also said that sᴜdden cardiac αrrest is the most common cause of deαth among high school sports in the US. About 75% of all students who died while exercising did so because of this.

Statistics on how often things happen to young competitors vary a lot based on the study. On average, though, one in 40,000 to one in 80,000 things happen each year.

Kovacs says that basketball players are at a greater rιsk than other athletes.

“The numbers vary, but we have better data for some sports, like collegiate sports in the US. Bronny wasn’t yet an NCAA division one basketball player, but he was going to be in a few months,” he said.

“And we do know that college level one basketball players in the U.S. are some of the most at rιsk, maybe four out of every 100,000.

“That’s a thousand times bigger than in other games. Compared to high school athletes in general, the chance of playing division one basketball is much, much higher. Bronny said in May that he would play college basketball for the USC Trojans. He had four great years at Sierra Canyon High School, where he played his last season with his younger brother, Bryce.

ESPN’s Top 100 list ranks the 18-year-old USC Trojan at No. 34.

If he enters the 2024 NBA Draft, he is likely to be picked in the top 25. On November 6, the USC Trojans will play their first game of the season against Kansas State in Las Vegas.

It’s not clear if Bronny will be healthy enough to play in time for the first game of the season.