LOS ANGELES — On the same day Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest during a USC workout, another basketball player whose dad also starred for the Lakers opened up on a podcast about his heart scare before playing for UCLA. Shareef O'Neal, the son of Shaquille O'Neal, appeared on the "Now For Later" podcast, which was released Monday, and detailed his long and sometimes painful journey after undergoing open heart surgery at age 18. Hamlin, a safety for the Buffalo Bills, suffered a cardiac arrest during a Monday night game in January. According to TMZ, however, O'Neal did respond to a Twitter user who suggested that James' condition was somehow related to spending time with O'Neal. Now, O'Neal said, he knows that heart surgery is part of his story and he hopes it might inspire others.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 27, 2023 00:50 UTC