The cause of Bronny James’ sudden and scary cardiac arrest incident last month has been revealed.
A spokesperson for the James family spoke to People, revealing that the 18-year-old son of NBA star LeBron James has a Congenital Heart Defect. According to a statement, the defect is treatable.
“After a comprehensive initial evaluation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center led by Dr. Merije Chukumerije and follow-up evaluations at the Mayo Clinic led by Dr. Michael J. Ackerman and Atlantic Health/Morristown Medical Center led by Dr. Matthew W. Martinez, the probable cause of Mr. James’ sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) has been identified,” the statement read.
Bronny is expected to make a full recovery and continue his basketball career.
“We are very confident in Bronny’s full recovery and return to basketball in the very near future,” it continued. “We will continue to provide updates to media and respectfully reiterate the family’s request for privacy.”
The basketball star went into cardiac arrest during a basketball workout at the University of Southern California’s Galen Center last month. He was released from Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles three days later.
