Gilbert Arenas is managing a family crisis after his son Elijah’s accident in April 2025
24 april 2025 в 23:13
Gilbert Arenas, former NBA player, faced a family crisis after his son Alidja Arenas was involved in a car accident at the end of April 2025. As a promising basketball star, fans expressed concern about Alidja’s condition, especially after several sources reported that he had been placed in an artificial coma.
Shams Charania from ESPN was the first to break this news, tweeting that Alidja, who is a promising player committed to playing for the University of Southern California, «was involved in a serious car crash early Thursday morning, was hospitalized, and placed in an artificial coma».
Below you will learn all about Alidja, his family, and how he is feeling after the car accident in April 2025.
In addition to being Gilbert’s son, Alidja has made a name for himself in the basketball world. He has committed to playing for the USC Trojans team after finishing school this year.
In an interview published in Sports Illustrated on April 3, 2025, Alidja noted: «There is something greater in life than just basketball and what you can get from basketball. My goal is to open many doors (in life) through basketball».
«I'm the kind of guy who just loves to laugh and have fun, that’s my motto», - explained the young athlete. «No matter where I am… I just want to make everyone smile».
As of April 2025, Alidja is 18 years old.
In addition to Alidja, Gilbert has four other children. He shares Alidja, Izela, Hamiley, and Aloni with his ex Laura Govan, and also has a daughter named Gia from his ex Lindsey Faulk.
Like her brother and father, Izela is an experienced basketball player and has committed to playing for the University of Louisville.
Alidja mentioned his sisters in his interview with Sports Illustrated in April 2025. After calling his mother, Laura, «very special» and «very supportive», - the USC commit noted that his sisters are «very outgoing», - just like him.
On April 24, 2024, Alidja was involved in an accident in his Tesla Cybertruck shortly before 5:00 a.m. local time in Los Angeles, according to TMZ. According to a source, the first responders had to extricate the «trapped patient», - but upon arrival, everyone inside the car had already managed to get out. The Tesla was «smashed», - and Alidja had to be urgently taken to the hospital due to his «serious condition», - TMZ reported.
Upon arrival at the hospital, Alidja was placed in an artificial coma. It is unclear if anyone else was with Alidja at the time of the car accident.
As of the publication, no one from the Arenas family has publicly commented on Alidja’s accident or his condition
Shams Charania from ESPN was the first to break this news, tweeting that Alidja, who is a promising player committed to playing for the University of Southern California, «was involved in a serious car crash early Thursday morning, was hospitalized, and placed in an artificial coma».
Below you will learn all about Alidja, his family, and how he is feeling after the car accident in April 2025.
In addition to being Gilbert’s son, Alidja has made a name for himself in the basketball world. He has committed to playing for the USC Trojans team after finishing school this year.
In an interview published in Sports Illustrated on April 3, 2025, Alidja noted: «There is something greater in life than just basketball and what you can get from basketball. My goal is to open many doors (in life) through basketball».
«I'm the kind of guy who just loves to laugh and have fun, that’s my motto», - explained the young athlete. «No matter where I am… I just want to make everyone smile».
As of April 2025, Alidja is 18 years old.
In addition to Alidja, Gilbert has four other children. He shares Alidja, Izela, Hamiley, and Aloni with his ex Laura Govan, and also has a daughter named Gia from his ex Lindsey Faulk.
Like her brother and father, Izela is an experienced basketball player and has committed to playing for the University of Louisville.
Alidja mentioned his sisters in his interview with Sports Illustrated in April 2025. After calling his mother, Laura, «very special» and «very supportive», - the USC commit noted that his sisters are «very outgoing», - just like him.
On April 24, 2024, Alidja was involved in an accident in his Tesla Cybertruck shortly before 5:00 a.m. local time in Los Angeles, according to TMZ. According to a source, the first responders had to extricate the «trapped patient», - but upon arrival, everyone inside the car had already managed to get out. The Tesla was «smashed», - and Alidja had to be urgently taken to the hospital due to his «serious condition», - TMZ reported.
Upon arrival at the hospital, Alidja was placed in an artificial coma. It is unclear if anyone else was with Alidja at the time of the car accident.
As of the publication, no one from the Arenas family has publicly commented on Alidja’s accident or his condition
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