In August 2023, a spokesperson for the then-18-year-old’s family revealed that he was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect that can be treated.
Since then, he’s reflected on his feelings after going into cardiac arrest and his concerns about playing basketball again.
“At the point when it happened, there were a whole bunch of categories that what had happened could fall under, so yeah. There were a whole lot of emotions,” he told Men’s Health.
Bronny, 20, went on to detail his recovery journey, noting how hard he had to work on his daily “routines to get back to where [he] was” before the cardiac arrest. “I had to do breathing exercises and stuff. It was a total reset. I have to stay on top of my heart medications,” he explained.