Bronny James, the son of NBA superstar Lebron James, had a scary situation last year when he suffered a cardiac arrest at practice.
The USC guard was hospitalized and unable to start the season with the team.
New details have now emerged which indicate how scary this situation actually was. USC assistant coach Eric Mobley spoke on the July 24 incident to the Orange County Register.
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“Well, I mean, Coach gave us a break. So I was talking to (Bronny’s) bodyguard, and we were just chatting and everything, and Bronny was right behind me. All the coaches, especially (head coach Andy) Enfield, we were all talking, and kids are talking, sitting down, having water, and so. And the break was probably about three minutes, I’d say.”
Mobley continued,
“Coach (Enfield) blew the whistle to get back on the baseline. I was standing up, and Bronny was right behind me, probably about two feet away. And I just heard this thump on the ground. Boom. I turned around, I’m lookin’ around, and I looked down, and he was on the ground. I thought (Bronny) was having a seizure. I didn’t think he was having cardiac arrest. Because he kind of had his eyes rolling back in his head. So I’ve seen plenty of people go into seizure mode – I was just trying to get him on his side.”
Mobley indicates that Bronny popped right back up after using the defibrillator on him and even tried to return to practice.
“He was about to walk out the gym. We’re over by the first basket, over that way. On the baseline. And he’s about to walk out, and we’re like, “Where you goin’, Bronny? We called an ambulance.” He’s like, “I’m all right. I’m all right.” I said, “No you’re not. Hold on. Sit down.” I was like, “Where you going? Hold on. Do you understand what just happened?” (Bronny) was mad. And I was like, “Why you mad?” He said, “I just hit two buckets in a row, Coach, and I wanted to finish practice.” And so, the love for the game that he has is impressive. And that’s the type of attitude he had. He was truly upset that he didn’t get the chance to finish practice.”
It was definitely a scary situation, and we are all thankful that Bronny appears to be alright.
