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The statement said Bronny James was no longer
in intensive care at a hospital where he was taken after
suffering the cardiac arrest on Monday, ESPN reported.
Los Angeles Fire Department personnel had responded to a medical
emergency call shortly before 9:30 a.m. Monday morning at the
Galen Center, the team's home arena, an LAFD spokesperson said
on Tuesday. An adult male was treated and taken to the hospital,
according the spokesperson, who declined to disclose the
patient's identity or details about the medical emergency.
The family spokesperson could not be immediately reached for
comment, nor could LeBron James' agent.
"We ask for respect and privacy for the James family and we will
update media when there is more information," the statement
said, according to ESPN.
James is a highly touted incoming freshman guard for USC, having
been named a McDonald's All-American as a senior in high school.
LeBron James, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers and is
considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time,
has expressed interest in one day playing alongside his son in
the NBA before his stellar career comes to a close.
The incident comes a year after USC center Vince Iwuchukwu
collapsed during practice after suffering heart failure.
Iwuchukwu was revived by team's medical staff and played last
season after recovering.
It is also reminiscent of an incident in January, when Buffalo
Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed from a cardiac arrest during
a Monday night NFL game in Cincinnati.
Hamlin received life-saving CPR on the field as the frightening
scene unfolded in front of a packed stadium and national
television audience. Hamlin, who spent days in the hospital
recovering, plans to play football this season.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Chicago; Editing by Bill
Berkrot)
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