Last month, Bronny James suffered cardiac arrest during basketball practice at USC’s Galen Center.

The 18-year-old athlete, and oldest son of LeBron James, was rushed to the hospital for treatment. Just a few days later, he was released and the family was seen out together for the first time since the emergency situation.

In a new statement, the James family is revealing the reason why Bronny went into cardiac arrest.

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In the statement to NBC, a spokesperson for the family revealed that the reason for Bronny‘s scary incident was due to an “anatomically and functionally significant congenital heart defect.”

“After a comprehensive initial evaluation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center led by Dr. Merije Chukumerije and follow-up evaluations at the Mayo Clinic led by Dr. Michael J. Ackerman and Atlantic Health/Morristown Medical Center led by Dr. Matthew W. Martinez, the probable cause of Mr. James’ sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) has been identified. It is an anatomically and functionally significant Congenital Heart Defect which can and will be treated,” the statement says.

It goes on, saying that the family is “very confident in Bronny’s full recovery and return to basketball in the very near future. We will continue to provide updates to media and respectfully reiterate the family’s request for privacy.”

Following Bronny‘s medical scare, LeBron issued a statement about the extent of what happened.

Just a few days before, the entire family was pictured at the 2023 ESPY Awards, where the Lakers star was honored.