Summary:
- Bronny James, son of LeBron James, suffers cardiac arrest during USC basketball practice.
- Incident follows a troubling trend of athletes experiencing cardiac emergencies.
- Bronny James is in stable condition and recovering in the hospital.
- Cardiologist emphasizes the importance of immediate response to cardiac arrest incidents in sports.
LeBron James' son, Bronny, goes into cardiac arrest while practicing at USC. The James family says Bronny is recovering after that health scare, but this is understandably has fans shaken up. That's right. This latest incident comes just months after NFL player Damar Hamlin nearly died on the field after suffering a cardiac arrest. We have team coverage on the scary moments at USC.
According to a statement from a James family spokesman, 18-year-old Brony James collapsed and suffered cardiac arrest while practicing with the USC basketball team. As of this hour, Brony is in stable condition and still recovering in the hospital. James is the eldest son of the Laker star LeBron James and is entering his freshman season with the USC basketball team where he is part of a highly touted freshman class. The Trojans were granted extra practice days in order to prepare for an overseas exhibition tour in Croatia and Greece. The team is scheduled to depart next week. James played high school basketball at Sierra Canyon in Chatsworth and was a member of the 2023 McDonald's All American team.
Orange County physician Jeffrey Tyler is one of the hockey team cardiologists for the Anaheim Ducks. The medical emergency Bronny James had on the basketball court, according to Tyler, is as serious as it gets. Overall, athletics is good for the heart. However, if you have an underlying heart condition during exercise, you can have an event at least a sudden cardiac arrest or a cardiac event. Dr. Tyler doesn't treat Bronny James, but he has cared for other athletes who've experienced cardiac arrest playing sports. In some cases, those patients were born with conditions that caused the heart to stop. Yet there are other causes such as chest trauma. NFL safety DeMar Hamlin survived last year, and Dr. Tyler's biggest message to coaches or bystanders who may see someone collapse after cardiac arrest is to do an immediate assessment. He says to give CPR and/or use an AED and call 911 right away.