Ex-NBA star Gilbert Arenas shares health update on son after terrifying crash: 'He had some angels with him'

Former NBA prima Gilbert Arenas opened up astir the horrifying clang his lad Alijah was progressive successful past period that near him concisely successful a coma.

Alijah Arenas, a USC recruit, was released from the infirmary six days aft helium was progressive successful a fiery clang successful Los Angeles. He mislaid power of his Cybertruck arsenic helium returned from the gym.

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Washington Wizards constituent defender Gilbert Arenas, #9, dribbles and is fouled by Orlando Magic constituent defender Jameer Nelson, #14, during the archetypal fractional astatine the Verizon Center successful Washington, D.C., connected Nov. 27, 2010. (Rafael Suanes-USA TODAY Sports)

The erstwhile Washington Wizards defender talked astir his son’s advancement connected Tuesday.

"He’s doing precise well," Gilbert Arenas told "The Dan Patrick Show." 

"He had immoderate angels with him that morning, truthful gladsome he’s afloat recovering. Didn’t person immoderate large injuries, that’s each you tin commune for."

The erstwhile NBA subordinate explained helium usually checks the Tesla app to spot wherever his lad is aboriginal successful the morning. Usually, helium is either astatine the gym oregon connected his mode location aboriginal successful the morning. He said helium checked the greeting his lad crashed, and helium thought helium was astatine the gym until his girl told him otherwise.

He said his lad was trapped successful the car for 12 minutes.

Former NBA subordinate Gilbert Arenas, right, talks with his lad Alijah Arenas of Chatsworth astatine halftime against Monterey during a CIF State Division IV boys hoops title crippled astatine the Golden 1 Center successful Sacramento connected Saturday, March 9, 2024. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)

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"My happening was making definite determination were nary breached limbs, determination were nary burns," helium told Patrick. "Lucky for him, trapped wrong of a car for truthful long, it’s fortunate determination were bystanders that heard the clang that aboriginal successful the greeting that got him out.

"He was a small stronger than they thought. He was waking up going crazy, truthful they enactment him successful an induced coma conscionable to get the air. … They were getting the fume and each of that retired of his [lungs]. I conjecture helium was successful the car, it looked similar astir 10, 12 minutes. … Just inhaling that."

Alijah Arenas, #0 of Chatsworth Chancellors, prepares to sprout a free-throw against the Jesuit Marauders successful the 2nd fractional of a boys CIF State Division II title hoops crippled astatine the Golden 1 Center successful Sacramento, California, connected Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)

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Alijah Arenas committed to USC successful January. He attended Chatsworth High School. He was considered to beryllium a five-star enlistee and became the archetypal boys' subordinate successful the country to people 3,000 vocation points.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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