Alijah Arenas, son of ex-NBA star Gilbert Arenas, in induced coma after serious vehicle crash: reports

In December 2024, Arenas was one of the top-ranked shooting guards in the 2026 class. He recently asked to be reclassified as a senior to allow him to graduate from high school in 2025. 

Gilbert spent 12 seasons in the NBA, playing for four different franchises. He hosts the basketball-centric "Gil's Arena" podcast.

Gilbert participated in a special father-son moment earlier this month at the McDonald's All-American Game in New York. In an interview, the younger Arenas spoke about some of the similarities he shares with his father. 

"Our personalities are a little the same," Alijah said. "I feel like that's my dad's dream too, that I could get to that level."

Gilbert has five children, four of whom he shares with his ex-wife, Laura Govan, Alijah's mother.