Bronny James, the teenage son of NBA nice LeBron James, is anticipated to return to basketball “in the very near future” after he suffered a cardiac arrest final month, ESPN reported on Friday, citing a press release from a household spokesperson.
The 18-year-old went into cardiac arrest on July 24 whereas coaching with the University of Southern California (USC) basketball workforce. He was hospitalised and positioned in intensive care, and discharged three days later.
Follow-up evaluations have revealed that the possible reason for James’ cardiac arrest was a congenital coronary heart defect, in response to the assertion, ESPN reported.
“It is an anatomically and functionally significant congenital heart defeat which can and will be treated,” the spokesperson stated within the assertion. “We are very confident in Bronny’s full recovery and return to basketball in the very near future.”
Bronny James was the second USC participant to enter cardiac arrest within the final 12 months. Vince Iwuchukwu collapsed throughout observe final July after struggling coronary heart failure, and returned to the court docket six months later.
