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Gilbert Arenas’ Son: What We Know About Alijah Arenas Amid His Coma

Alijah followed in his dad’s footsteps by becoming an accomplished basketball player — and he’s only 18. Learn more about him here.

As a rising basketball star, sports fans expressed concerned about Alijah’s condition, especially after multiple outlets reported that he was placed in an induced coma. ESPN’s Shams Charania was the one who broke the story, tweeting that Alijha, who is a five-star prospect and University of Southern California commit, “was involved in a serious car crash early Thursday morning, hospitalized and placed into an induced coma.” After calling his mother, Laura, “very special” and “very supportive,” the USC commit noted that his sisters are “very outgoing” just like him.

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