Bronny James’ Sudden Cardiac Arrest Caused by Congenital Heart Defect, Family Says

The cause of Bronny James’ sudden cardiac arrest, which led to his hospitalization in late July, is a congenital heart defect.

In a statement shared Friday, a spokesperson for the James family revealed that the probable cause behind the University of Southern California player’s sudden collapse at the Galen Center, the indoor arena and athletic facility where USC’s basketball team practices, was the result of an “anatomically and functionally significant congenital…