Bronny James' cardiac arrest likely caused by congenital heart disease
The Cause of Bronny James' Cardiac Arrest Revealed. Bronny James Bronny James slipped into cardiac arrest during a basketball exercise at the University of Southern California last month due of a congenital heart abnormality, according to a family representative. The 18-year-old son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was sick on July 24. He was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and subsequently was evaluated by physicians at the Mayo Clinic and Atlantic Health-Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey. A statement published on Friday by Stephanie Rosa of the LeBron James Family Foundation says the likely cause of James’ abrupt cardiac death has been discovered. “It is an anatomically and functionally significant Congenital Heart Defect which can and will be treated,” the statement read. “We are very confident in Bronny’s full recovery and return to basketball in the very near future.” The younger James was discharged from Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles three days af...