Alijah Arenas, a five-star basketball prospect and USC commit, is in an induced coma following a serious car crash in Los Angeles early Thursday morning.
The 18-year-old son of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas is in stable condition, according to ESPN, but the accident has shocked the basketball community nonetheless.
The crash occurred at 4:55 a.m. when Arenas’ Tesla Cybertruck collided with a tree and a fire hydrant, sparking a fire. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, emergency responders arrived to find the vehicle engulfed in flames.
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Arenas was already out of the vehicle when authorities arrived, the LAFD reported.
He was transported to a nearby hospital in serious condition, where doctors placed him in an induced coma due to smoke inhalation, according to TMZ
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