Alijah Arenas Is 'Walking, Talking' After Cybertruck Accident and Expected to Leave the Hospital 'Very Soon'

Alijah Arenas is on the mend, less than a week after an early morning car accident.

Arenas, a five-star basketball recruit and the son of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas, was placed in a medically induced coma after the crash, in which his Tesla Cybertruck struck a tree and a fire hydrant shortly before 5 a.m. on Thursday, April 24 in Los Angeles.

On the retired basketball player’s podcast Gil’s Arena on Monday, April 28, cohost Josiah Johnson shared that the younger Arenas was scheduled to be discharged from the hospital soon.

“Happy to announce that Alijah’s doing much better,” Johnson said. “Walking, talking, progressing very well, should be released from the hospital very soon. No major injuries as a result of the car accident.”

After the accident, the Arenas family thanked bystanders who were able to rescue Alijah, 18, from inside the truck, where he was trapped after it caught fire and heavy smoke began to penetrate its cabin.

"I remember hearing banging on the car window, but I couldn't see anything because the smoke was so thick. That's when I realized someone was inside," a bystander said, according to ESPN. "I tried to break the window, but it wouldn't give. Then I saw one of the windows was cracked just enough and we used everything we had to bend it and pull him out. The car was on fire. We just knew we had to get him out."

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First responders transported Arenas to the hospital in serious condition and he was placed in a coma as a “precautionary measure due to smoke inhalation,” Johnson said on the podcast Monday.

He added that the teen — who committed to play at USC earlier this year — was returning home from an early morning session at the gym at the time of the accident.

USC head coach Eric Musselman was among those who spoke out following the scary incident.

“Please keep him, his teammates and friends and the entire Arenas family in your prayers,” Musselman said.

Alijah is Gilbert Arenas’ second-oldest child. Gilbert, a three-time NBA All-Star who spent most of his 12-year career with the Washington Wizards, shares four kids with his ex Laura Govan: Izela, Alijah, Hamiley and Aloni. Gilbert, 43, also shares a daughter Gia with his ex-girlfriend Lindsey Faulk.