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Alijah Arenas, a hope of five-star basketball and son of the former NBA player Gilbert Arenas, was involved Thursday in a serious vehicle accident, according to several reports.
Arenas was “hospitalized and placed in an induced coma,” said Espn. The 18 -year -old California native was traveling in a Tesla Cybertruck shortly before 5 a.m. in Los Angeles, according to TMZ Sports.
Arenas recently entered the USC Trojans’ male basketball team.
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Alijah Arenas of the Chancellors of Chatsworth is preparing to draw a frank throw against the Jesuit marauders in the second half of a basketball match of the CIF Division II of the CIF at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on March 15, 2025, in Sacramento, California. (Keith Birmingham / Medianews Group / Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
In December 2024, Arenas was one of the best classified shooters in the 2026 class. He recently asked to be reclassified as a senior to allow him to obtain his graduate of secondary studies in 2025.
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Gilbert spent 12 seasons in the NBA, playing for four different franchises. It welcomes the “Gil’s Arena” podcast centered on basketball.
Gilbert participated in a special father-son-in-law at the start of the month at the All-American game from McDonald’s in New York. In an interview, the young arenas have talked about some of the similarities he shares with his father.

Former NBA player Gilbert Arenas talks with his son Alijah Arenas of Chatsworth at halftime against Monterey in a Basketball Championship match in CIF Division IV at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on March 9, 2024. (Keith Birmingham / Medianews Group / Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
“Our personalities are a bit the same,” said Alijah. “I have the impression that it is my father’s dream too, that I could reach this level.”
During a recent edition of “Podcast P” of the Philadelphia 76 -ters goalkeeper, goalkeeper Paul George, the elders’ arenas shared some details on the experience of his son’s training.

Alijah Areas Alijah Alijah Arejah from McDonald’s Dribble The Ball in the first half at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, April 1, 2025. (Pamela Smith / Imagn images)
“It’s not days off. … We get [300 or] 400 shots before school, “said Arenas.” He is coachable … Depending on the day he is. In the morning, we get up at 5:30 am then he [practices] an hour and a half. [He goes to school, comes home and then] Train, and we got up right after. And then we had more shots, more dribbling. “”
Gilbert has five children, four of whom he shares with his ex-wife, Laura Govan, Alijah’s mother.