Bronny James is ‘on the road to recovery’ but worried parents LeBron and Savannah aren’t taking any chances with his health: ‘If he isn’t able to ever play basketball again, so be it’

Bronny James is on the ‘road to recovery’ following his cardiac arrest, doctors told parents LeBron and Savannah, both of whom are unconcerned with his budding basketball career at the moment.

‘If Bronny isn’t able to ever play basketball again, so be it,’ a source close to the family told DailyMail.com. ‘But those decisions are a long way away.’

Bronny, an 18-year-old freshman basketball player at USC, was preparing for an upcoming 10-day exhibition tour through Greece and Croatia when he suffered a cardiac arrest at the Trojans’ Galen Center on Monday morning. He was resuscitated immediately and rushed to a nearby hospital, and has since been stabilized and released from intensive care.

As for LeBron, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, and his wife Savannah, the two are encouraged by Bronny’s progress, and only concerned with his immediate health, and are prepared to keep him in the hospital for as long as it takes.

‘As parents, this has been a nightmare,’ the source told DailyMail.com. ‘Going through this has been very stressful. They just want the best for Bronny. They really can’t believe that this happened and is happening.

Bronny James is on the ‘road to recovery’ following his cardiac arrest, doctors told his parents

Bronny’s parents LeBron and Savannah are only concerned with Bronny’s health right now 

‘There is no rush that LeBron and Savannah have to get Bronny out of the hospital, they only want him to get the best care possible and receive all the tests he needs to see what the next stage of recovery will be,’ the source continued. ‘Bronny’s health is all that matters in their world right now.

The good news is that doctors expect to learn why Bronny had a heart issue at such a young age.

‘One positive out of it all is that it is true that the doctors have eased everyone that Bronny is on the road to recovery, and they anticipate finding the problem that caused everything in the first place and completely fixing it,’ the source said.

‘The next several days are greatly important to see what next steps need to be taken. Every hour seems to be reaching more positive outlooks, but it is still very raw and new. All they all need right now is time to get through it all.’

LeBron was pictured arriving at the hospital on Tuesday. DailyMail.Com reported earlier on Tuesday that Lakers star James was ‘scared and devastated’ by the shock news.

Bronny was rushed to hospital in an ambulance after a 911 call was made at 9:26am Monday.

The incident is believed to have been a Code 3, which signifies the seriousness of the call as it requires ambulance lights and sirens.

A spokesman for the James family said on Tuesday: ‘Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest. Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital. He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU.

‘We ask for respect and privacy for the James family and we will update media when there is more information.

‘LeBron and Savannah wish to publicly send their deepest thanks and appreciation to the USC medical and athletic staff for their incredible work and dedication to the safety of their athletes.’