{"id":164184,"date":"2025-04-24T21:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T21:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/24\/alijah-arenas-teen-son-of-gilbert-arenas-in-coma-following-car-accident\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T21:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T21:15:23","slug":"alijah-arenas-teen-son-of-gilbert-arenas-in-coma-following-car-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/24\/alijah-arenas-teen-son-of-gilbert-arenas-in-coma-following-car-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Alijah Arenas: Teen Son of Gilbert Arenas In Coma Following Car Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Frightening news from the world of sports today, as the son of NBA legend Gilbert Arenas has been placed in a medically induced coma.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/24\/alijah-arenas-injured-car-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>, 18-year-old Alijah Arenas crashed his Tesla Cybertruck while driving in Los Angeles around 4:55 a.m. on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>One of the top high school basketball prospects in the country, Alijah recently committed to playing at USC after he graduates.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1097\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2208053588-scaled-e1745529279171.jpg\" alt=\"Alijah Arenas seen on the court during the 48th Annual McDonald's All-American Games with halftime performance from GloRilla at Barclays Center on April 01, 2025 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-524156 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2208053588-scaled-e1745529279171.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2208053588-scaled-e1745529279171-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2208053588-scaled-e1745529279171-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2208053588-scaled-e1745529279171-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2208053588-scaled-e1745529279171-960x554.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2208053588-scaled-e1745529279171-1080x624.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2208053588-scaled-e1745529279171-1200x693.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2208053588-scaled-e1745529279171.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alijah Arenas seen on the court during the 48th Annual McDonald\u2019s All-American Games with halftime performance from GloRilla at Barclays Center on April 01, 2025 in New York City.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Natasha Campos\/Getty Images for McDonald\u2019s)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alijah is currently ranked both the number four high school player and number one shooting guard in the country, and he recently signed a sponsorship deal with Adidas.<\/p>\n<p>The exact nature of his injuries is unclear at this time.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alijah-arenas-injuries-spark-concern-among-fans\">Alijah Arenas\u2019 injuries spark concern among fans<\/h2>\n<p>Currently, there\u2019s a lot of speculation and very few confirmed facts regarding Alijah\u2019s condition.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DCvZ6ofNufX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>\u201cFive-star prospect and USC commit Alijah Arenas was involved in a serious car crash early Thursday morning, hospitalized and placed into an induced coma, sources tell ESPN,\u201d senior NBA insider Shams Charania of <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1915471319547707621\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ESPN<\/a> reported moments ago.<\/p>\n<p>According to TMZ, Alijah\u2019s vehicle was \u201cablaze\u201d when rescuers arrived, and the crash left it \u201ccompletely mangled on the side of the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-son-of-a-basketball-legend\">The son of a basketball legend<\/h2>\n<p>Gilbert Arenas is a three-time NBA all-star, and he currently hosts the popular \u201cGil\u2019s Arena\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur personalities are a little the same,\u201d Alijah said of his dad during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DICupMSJYPH\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent interview<\/a>. \u201cI feel like that\u2019s my dad\u2019s dream too, that I could get to that level.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1406399296-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Head coach Gilbert Arenas of the Enemies looks on during the game against the Power in BIG3 Week Three at Comerica Center on July 02, 2022 in Frisco, Texas.\" class=\"wp-image-524167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1406399296-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1406399296-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1406399296-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1406399296-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1406399296-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1406399296-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1406399296-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1406399296-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Head coach Gilbert Arenas of the Enemies looks on during the game against the Power in BIG3 Week Three at Comerica Center on July 02, 2022 in Frisco, Texas.\" class=\"wp-image-524167 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1406399296-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1406399296-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1406399296-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1406399296-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1406399296-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1406399296-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1406399296-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1406399296-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Head coach Gilbert Arenas of the Enemies looks on during the game against the Power in BIG3 Week Three at Comerica Center on July 02, 2022 in Frisco, Texas.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Tim Heitman\/Getty Images for BIG3)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very surprising watching him actually dive into the game, you know, physically, mentally,\u201d Gilbert chimed in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAin\u2019t no days off \u2026 We get 3 [hundred or] 400 shots up before school,\u201d Gilbert said of Alijah during a recent appearance on Paul George\u2019s podcast. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s coachable \u2026 depending on what day it is in the mornings we\u2019ll get up at like 5:30 so he [practices] an hour and a half. [He goes to school, comes home and then] works out and we got lifting right after and then we got more shooting, more dribbling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/alijah-arenas-teen-son-of-gilbert-arenas-in-coma-following-car-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Frightening news from the world of sports today, as the son of NBA legend Gilbert Arenas has been placed in a medically induced coma. According to TMZ, 18-year-old Alijah Arenas crashed his Tesla Cybertruck while driving in Los Angeles around 4:55 a.m. on Thursday. 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