Gilbert Arenas informed Dan Patrick that his son Alijah was “doing very well” following the scary automotive accident that put the previous NBA All-Star’s son in a medically induced coma on the finish of April.
Alijah was concerned within the automotive crash in within the San Fernando Valley space of Los Angeles after he misplaced management of the Tesla Cybertruck he was driving earlier than the automobile careened into a fireplace hydrant earlier than colliding with a tree two weeks in the past.
Regardless of being put right into a medically induced coma, Arenas stated throughout “The Dan Patrick Show” interview that his son had no main accidents.
Arenas praised the group of fine Samaritans who helped get Alijah out of the automotive after the accident, calling them “angels.”
“My thing was making sure there were no broken limbs, there were no burns,” he stated. “Fortunate for him, trapped within a automotive for thus lengthy, it’s fortunate there have been bystanders that heard the crash that early within the morning that bought him out.
“He was a little stronger than they thought. He was waking up going crazy, so they put him in an induced coma just to get the air. … They were getting the smoke and all of that out of his [lungs]. I guess he was in the car, it looked like about 10, 12 minutes. … Just inhaling that.”
The ex-NBAer additionally indicated that his son’s humorousness is unbroken, making jokes about being within the UCLA hospital.
Alijah is dedicated to enjoying school basketball at USC.
“He wrote, ‘tell [USC head coach Eric Musselman] I’m sorry I’m at UCLA,’” Arenas stated. “I’m like not proper now. Not proper now. … Not with the jokes proper now. We’re nonetheless a little bit scared.
Alijah was in a position to go away the hospital final week and is claimed to be on observe for a full restoration.
