Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas talking out about his son’s scary automobile accident again in April. And now he’s revealing precisely what occurred to trigger the fiery scene within the first place.
As we beforehand advised you, Arenas’ son Alijah ran over a hearth hydrant and crashed right into a tree in a Los Angeles neighborhood again on the finish of April. The scary video was captured by a neighbor which confirmed the Tesla Cybertruck he engulfed in flames whereas the fireplace hydrant spewed water round it. Alijah himself may very well be seen being faraway from the automobile shirtless and shoeless earlier than being rushed to the hospital.
As a well being and security protocol for smoke inhalation, they put the youthful Arenas right into a medically induced coma for about 24 hours earlier than waking up and starting his restoration journey.
Now, in a brand new interview on the “All of the Smoke” podcast hosted by fellow former NBA stars Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes on Monday, the elder Arenas assured his listeners that his son was doing a lot better and therapeutic daily. In a shocking transfer, he additionally revealed the trigger behind his son’s almost deadly accident.
“The automobile malfunctioned on him. The steering wheel went limp and rammed proper right into a tree,” he mentioned earlier than revealing his son couldn’t break the window open to flee the automobile as a result of it was bulletproof.
“Individuals are like, ‘Oh, he fell asleep.’ I’m him. He’s on the cellphone. He’s on the cellphone with 911, I’m attempting to get that decision, he was on the cellphone with them for 10 minutes. So I do know he was, at the least, within the automobile for 10 minutes,” Arenas defined.
He went on to counsel that folks must allow them to have a hammer within the automobile or one thing in order that their youngsters can get get away if they should.
“He mentioned he was attempting to kick the window in, however couldn’t,” the elder Arenas mentioned.
Later, Arenas mentioned he emphasised the significance of his son seeing all of the properly needs and flowers despatched his manner whereas he was in his coma and mentioned he was fortunate to even be a witness to all of it after what he went by means of.