USC basketball recruit Alijah Arenas has no major injuries after vehicle crash
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Alijah Arenas, the Southern California basketball recruit who was involved in a fiery vehicle accident, has no major injuries and is expected to be leaving the hospital.
The 18-year-old son of former NBA player Gilbert Arenas was removed from an induced coma last Friday, a day after the crash in the Reseda section of the San Fernando Valley.
“Happy to announce that Alijah is doing much better,” Josiah Johnson, a host of the elder Arenas’ podcast, said Monday. “Just got off the phone with Gil. … Alijah’s doing better, walking, talking, progressing very well, should be released from the hospital very soon. No major injuries as a result of the car accident.”
Johnson said the younger Arenas was returning from the gym when he “lost control” of the Tesla Cybertruck he was driving.
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The Los Angeles Fire Department said the vehicle crashed into a tree and/or fire hydrant. The LA Police Department responded to the scene shortly before 5 a.m. Thursday.
An official cause of the crash has not been released.
Arenas committed to the Trojans in January. The five-star prospect attends Chatsworth High, where he became the first boys player in the area to score 3,000 career points.
Reporting by The Associated Press.
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