LeBron‘s son Bronny stable after suffering cardiac arrest in practice

LOS ANGELES—Bronny James, the eldest son of NBA superstar LeBron James, is in a stable condition after suffering a cardiac arrest during a practice with his college basketball team, the James family said on Tuesday.

Bronny James, 18, collapsed on court while training with his University of Southern California team-mates on Monday in Los Angeles.

“Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest,” a spokesperson for the James family said in a statement to AFP.

“Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital. He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU (intensive care).

“We ask for respect and privacy for the James family and we will update media when there is more information.

“LeBron and Savannah wish to publicly send their deepest thanks and appreciation to the USC medical and athletic staff for their incredible work and dedication to the safety of their athletes.”

The TMZ.com celebrity news website reported that James was unconscious before being rushed to hospital following the cardiac incident.

According to the American Heart Association, only about 1 in 10 people survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, which occurs when the heart stops abruptly with little or no warning.

James’ cardiac arrest came just over a year after another USC basketball player, Vince Iwuchukwu, suffered heart failure and collapsed during an informal practice. Iwuchukwu subsequently made a full recovery.

Words of support

The James family meanwhile were given words of support from NFL player Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest while playing for the Buffalo Bills in January in an incident that shocked the sports world.

“Prayers to Bronny & the James family as well,” Hamlin wrote on Twitter.

“Here for you guys just like you have been for me my entire process,” added the 25-year-old, who subsequently made a full recovery and has since been cleared to resume his NFL career. AFP

BATANGAS stretched its winning run while General Santos regained traction in the OKBet-MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League)

Fifth Season at the Ynares Center in Antipolo. The Batangas City Embassy Chill Athletics led throughout and bested the Sarangani Marlins, 63-56, while the GenSan Warriors routed Quezon City TODA Aksyon V Fresh, 118-77, in the round-robin elimination phase of the 29team tournament.

Powered by Levi Hernandez and John Ambulodto, Batangas surged ahead, 3112, before cruising to its fifth straight and a 16-4 record that pushed the Athletics on top of the South division with the Bacoor Strikers.

Hernandez wound up with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, while Ambulodto posted 11 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks.

John Rey Villanueva contributed 9 points and 6 rebounds while Juneric Baloria added 8 points and 13 rebounds

Mexican club Cruz Azul.

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Lionel Messi’s instant impact in the United States continued on Tuesday as he scored twice in Inter Miami’s 4-0 victory over Atlanta United, firing his team into the knockout rounds of the Leagues Cup.

The Argentine World Cupwinner was handed his first start for his new club after coming off the bench and grabbing a 94th-minute winner in Friday’s game against that enabled the Athletics to rule the boards, 56-41. The Marlins, who dropped to 8-13, got 11 points each from Rafael Are and John Carlo Escalambre and 10 from Alex Desoyo.

Held to a 23-23 count early in the second quarter, GenSan took control behind a drive by Nico Elorde and back-to-back lay-ups by Jervy Cruz and pulled away by as far as 116-73 en route to a 15-5 card, also in the South. The Warriors drew 34 points, 3 re-

In his first game against a Major League Soccer club, Messi was simply too much for Atlanta to cope with and he struck up a fruitful understanding with Finnish winger Robert Taylor, who helped himself to Miami’s other two goals.

The Leagues Cup is a tournament which brings together all the top flight teams from MLS and Mexico’s Liga MX and with two wins Miami top their group and with their new arrival looking settled so quickly, they will surely believe they can get their first ever trophy.

Atlanta fatally began the game playing a high-line, hoping to compress the space for Messi, but the approach simply allowed Miami to pick their moments to go over the top and exploit the space behind. AFP bounds and 2 assists from John Wilson, followed by Mark Cruz with 21 points, 5 rebounds plus 5 assists and Michael Alvarez with 14 points plus 5 rebounds.

Quezon City got 15 points each from Andre Flores and Martin Enriquez and 11 each from John Carlo Melegrito and Zeus Pedrosa, but still fell to 3-19.

Bacolod City subdued Valenzuela, 102-98, in the opener to climb to 9-12 and pull down its victim to 3-17.