Q&A: Why would a young, healthy athlete go into cardiac arrest?
LOS ANGELES — The news that USC freshman Bronny James collapsed during basketball practice at the Galen Center on Monday came as a shock. The son of NBA superstar LeBron James and one of NCAA basketball’s most eagerly watched prospects, 18-year-old James is fit and healthy — and yet still became the most recent high-profile young athlete to suffer cardiac arrest during a game or practice. In ...
LOS ANGELES — The news that USC freshman Bronny James collapsed during basketball practice at the Galen Center on Monday came as a shock.
The son of NBA superstar LeBron James and one of NCAA basketball’s most eagerly watched prospects, 18-year-old James is fit and healthy — and yet still became the most recent high-profile young athlete to suffer cardiac arrest during a game or practice.
In July 2022, James’ future USC teammate Vincent Iwuchukwu went into cardiac arrest and collapsed during practice at the Galen Center at the age of 18. In January, players, spectators and a national television audience watched horrified as 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety
