4 days after he was concerned in a severe Cybertruck accident that led to him being put into an induced coma, high basketball prospect Alijah Arenas is strolling and speaking and anticipated to be discharged from the hospital “very soon,” in keeping with the co-host of his father’s podcast, “Gil’s Arena.”
Arenas, in keeping with Josiah Johnson of the “Gil’s Arena” podcast, sustained no main accidents within the single-car accident and is “doing much better.”
Arenas misplaced management of his Tesla Cybertruck simply earlier than 5 a.m. PDT Thursday as he was getting back from the fitness center, in keeping with Johnson. The automotive struck a fireplace hydrant and a tree on Corbin Avenue in Reseda and caught hearth with Arenas inside.
The household mentioned “brave individuals” helped rescue Arenas from the burning automobile. One instructed the household that they heard “banging on the car window, but I couldn’t see anything because the smoke was so thick.” However onlookers had been capable of pull him out of the automotive.
“This act of courage, along with Alijah’s incredible will to survive, has been nothing short of miraculous,” the household mentioned in a press release Friday.
Arenas was deemed “stable” on the scene, in keeping with LAPD officer Rosario Cervantes. On the hospital, he was positioned in an induced coma “as a result of smoke inhalation,” Johnson mentioned.
A crumpled Telsa Cybertruck rests adjoining to a tree following a crash involving high USC basketball recruit Alijah Arenas.
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Arenas was nonetheless intubated the next day however was capable of open his eyes and talk through writing.
Chatsworth Excessive coach Sam Harris additionally instructed The Instances that Arenas was “doing much better each day.”
Arenas, a top-10 prospect nationally and the crown jewel of USC’s 2025 recruiting class, is the son of former NBA participant Gilbert Arenas. Final month, Arenas led Chatsworth to the CIF state championship recreation. He leaves the varsity because the Metropolis Part’s all-time main scorer, with greater than 3,000 factors.
Arenas, who has but to formally be a part of USC, was anticipated to play a major position for the Trojans subsequent season as a freshman.
