LOS ANGELES — Alijah Arenas, son of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas and a top college basketball prospect, was hospitalized after crashing a Tesla Cybertruck on Thursday morning in Los Angeles, according to a law enforcement source with knowledge of the situation.
Arenas, who had committed to the University of Southern California earlier this year, hit a tree and a fire hydrant while driving the Cybertruck, the source told NBC News, shortly before 5 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The driver was taken to the hospital in serious condition, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. No other information was released regarding his current condition.
Police are looking at whether speed was a factor, and it did not immediately appear that alcohol was involved.
A photo of the crash site showed a totaled silver Cybertruck wrapped around a tree, with the windshield crumpled and driver side windows blown out.
The car is registered to Gilbert Arenas through September of this year, per the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Arenas, 18, was a top college recruit and was poised to be one of basketball’s rising stars next season, with offers from Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky and Louisville, according to ESPN.
He currently attends Chatsworth High School in L.A.
The elder Arenas posted to Instagram Thursday afternoon that his Gil’s Arena show is cancelled tonight.
Arenas’ mother, Laura Govan, asked for prayers in an Instagram post Thursday afternoon.
A representative for Alijah Arenas and USC did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Brooke Glatz, Joe Kottke and Madeline Morrison contributed.
