During media day on Monday, Lakers star, Lebron James told reporters that he will be dedicating his 21st season to his son, Bronny James who is recovering from cardiac arrest that he suffered during practice at USC.
“I’m going to dedicate this season to Bronny because you know the incident that happened this summer and understanding that it just puts everything into perspective. No matter what’s going on in your life at that point and time, the only thing that matters is your family. So to see what he had to go through or been through for the last few months its been a lot I can only imagine how its been for him. It’s been a lot for me its been a lot for our family but the man above has definitely given us a lot of strength and has given Bronny the strength to bounce back.”
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Since Bronny James’ health emergency it has been reported that the young superstar is back in class getting his education. According to ESPN, USC coach, Andy Enfield, is “hopeful” he’ll be back on the court soon, too. “The good thing is he’s doing extremely well and he’s in class right now. And we all love him,” Enfield told ESPN. “I think everybody is hopeful that Bronny will return to the court. We just have to be patient and take it step by step.”
As we previously reported, the 18-year-old son of basketball legend LeBron James had to be rushed to the hospital after going into cardiac arrest, and it’s now been revealed that the cause of it was a congenital heart defect. A congenital heart defect is a condition that is present at birth and affects the structure or function of the heart. In Bronny’s case, the defect was significant but treatable.
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When the news first broke The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that a rep made a statement on the incident that read:
“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,” the statement began. “We ask for respect and privacy for the James family and we will update media when there is more information.” The spokesperson added, “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,” the rep said.