It was 9:26 in the morning when a call came in to the emergency service in South Los Angeles, according to 'TMZ Sports'.. They were calling from the Galen Center because a young man had collapsed during a training session for the basketball team at the University of Southern California (USC).. The young man was Bronny James, the eldest son of NBA superstar Lebron James.
According to a statement issued by the family, the 18-year-old boy fainted while training due to a heart attack.. The university medical services managed to get him out of cardiac arrest, but the young man was immediately evacuated with a code 3, which indicates a serious emergency, to the hospital where he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
LeBron Raymon “Bronny” James Jr.. He is already out of the UCI, as confirmed by the statement itself, but the family demands “maximum privacy” ensuring that they will expand the information to the media when it occurs.
Both Lebron and his wife, Savannah Brinson, have thanked in the same note the “incredible work and dedication” to the technical and medical staff of the University of Southern California for the “safety of athletes.”
Bronny had recently committed to the Trojans team, the team that represents USC. The young man could not yet debut in the biggest league in the world, the NBA, because he had to be 19 years old and a year had passed since his high school graduation..
The point guard had been one of the leading figures on the Sierra Canyon School team. The young man had averaged 14.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, almost three assists and two steals per game..
a star in the making
His father, Lebron James, had already publicly announced his intention to play his last year as a professional with his son “wherever he went” because “money was no longer going to be a priority”. Bronny was expected to appear in the 2024 Draft where one possibility was to be chosen by the Atlanta Hawks.
Bronny James is the highest paid amateur athlete in the world. Lebron's son, recently signed by Nike, has an estimated income of almost 6.5 million euros per year. Along with Nike, James Jr. also has contracts with PSD Underware and Beats by Dre. In addition, it is a social phenomenon with more than 14 million followers on social networks.