LeBron James' son Bronny suffers cardiac arrest as family release statement
Bronny James has suffered a cardiac arrest
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Lebron James' son Bronny has suffered a cardiac arrest, his family has confirmed.
The 18-year-old is currently an American college basketball players for the USC Trojans, who play in the Pac-12 Conference.
Bronny's family have now released a statement to TMZ Sports confirming he had been taken to hospital for treatment.
"Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest," the statement read.
Bronny James is the son of NBA icon LeBron James
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"Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital.
"He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU.
"We ask for respect and privacy for the James family and we will update media when there is more information.
"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.”
Reports say a 911 call was made from USC'S Galen Centre, the home of their basketball team.
This came at 9.26am on Monday, with the teenager then taken to hospital in an ambulance.
Bronny is rated as a big prospect within NBA, with many expecting him to follow in the footsteps of his father with a successful career in the sport.
On3.com's ranking for the 2023 national recruiting cycle show he is rated as the No 1 player from the state of California.
The youngster is also reportedly the top-earning amateur athlete, too.
Before moving to USC, Bronny turned down offers from numerous schools that included Ohio State, Memphis, Kansas and Duke.
Father LeBron, speaking in February, admitted he'd love to grace the basketball court with his son one day.
"I also have a goal that, if it's possible - I don't even know if it's possible - that if I can play with my son," he said at the time.
"I would love to do that.
"Is that, like, something that any man shouldn't want in life? That's like the coolest thing that could possibly happen.
"That doesn't mean I don't want to be with this franchise."
After Bronny decided to move to USC, LeBron hailed that day as one of the best of his life so far.
"[It's] one of the best days of my life," he said.
"First of all, congratulations on Bronny and the decision he made...super proud of him...our family is proud of him.
"For me, personally, it's even more special to me because it's the first time someone out of my family to go to college.
"Obviously I didn't go to college either so it's just a proud moment to see my son go to college and he's the first one to go to college in my family so super, duper proud.
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"Super emotional. Just super, duper happy for his journey and today was a proud day,"