LeBron James has been pictured arriving at the hospital where his son Bronny, 18, is being treated after his cardiac arrest on Monday. Bronny was taken ill at practice and was rushed to hospital from USC’s Galen Center on Monday morning.
He is in a stable condition and has been released from intensive care. James, 38, was pictured arriving at the Cedars Sinai hospital in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, wearing a mask.
News reported on Tuesday that Lakers star James is ‘scared and devastated’ by the shock news. Bronny, who recently committed to the Trojans, was rushed to hospital in an ambulance after a 911 call was made at 9.26am Monday.
The incident is believed to have been a Code 3, which signifies the seriousness of the call as it requires ambulance lights and sirens. A spokesman for the James family said on Tuesday: ‘Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest. Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital. He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU.
Damar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bills safety who had an on-field cardiac arrest during an NFL game, led the well-wishes being sent to Bronny on Tuesday. ‘Prayers to Bronny & The James family as well,’ Hamlin tweeted alongside a praying emoji. ‘Here for you guys just like you have been for me my entire process.’
‘We ask for respect and privacy for the James family and we will update media when there is more information. ‘LeBron and Savannah wish to publicly send their deepest thanks and appreciation to the USC medical and athletic staff for their incredible work and dedication to the safety of their athletes.’
Hamlin, 25, suffered cardiac arrest on January 2 when he collapsed on the field during the Bills’ Week 17 game against the Cincinnati Bengals and had to be resuscitated. The NFL safety has made a miraculous recovery and has been cleared to continue his career.
‘Either in the same uniform or a matchup against him… But I would love to do the whole Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. thing. That would be ideal for sure.’ But speaking in May, James appeared to cool his tone on playing with his son – seemingly to lower the sense of expectation around him.
LeBron has been public in the past about his dream of playing alongside Bronny in the NBA. This season, the Lakers star became the all-time leading points score in NBA history. ‘I need to be on the floor with my boy, I got to be on the floor with Bronny,’ James said earlier this year.
‘I’ve done what I’ve had to do in this league, and my son is going to take his journey,’ he said. ‘And whatever his journey, however his journey lays out, he’s going to do what’s best for him. And as his dad, and his mom, Savannah, and his brother and sister, we’re going to support him in whatever he decides to do. ‘So, just because that’s my aspiration or my goal, doesn’t mean it’s his. And I’m absolutely OK with that.’
Now, cardiologists have warned that Bronny’s career which was only just beginning following his high school graduation could already be over. According news : ‘If they find something that puts him at a high risk for sudden death then that … may make or break his career.’
