Alijah was deemed stable at the scene, but he was transported to a local hospital and was briefly placed into a medically induced coma due to smoke inhalation. The family said in a statement that Alijah wrote on a piece of paper that he remembered the smoke from the crash and asked, “Did anyone get hurt?” after he woke up the following day.

USC Trojans basketball commit Alijah Arenas is expected to be released from the hospital after a terrifying car accident left him in a medically induced coma. The five-star recruit, son of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas, has shown significant signs of recovery and is on track to make a full return.