Is Bronny James vaccinated? Covid-19 vaccination status explored as USC star suffers cardiac arrest

Bronny James' vaccination status has become a hot topic in NBA circles after the young USC star went into cardiac arrest while at practice. Thanks to the quick intervention of the medical staff on hand, Bronny is now in stable condition at the hospital rather than in the ICU.

At the same time, many have taken the opportunity to discuss Bronny James' vaccination status. While it's unknown whether or not he was up to date on his COVID-19 Booster vaccine, it sounds as though he was fully vaccinated at one point.

Back in 2021, LeBron James stated that after being initially hesitant, he and his family did some research and were comfortable getting vaccinated.

“I think everyone has their own choice to do what they feel is right for themselves and their family," said LeBron in 2021. "I know that I was very skeptical about it all, but after doing my research and things of that nature, I felt like it was best suited for not only me but for my family and my friends, and that’s why I decided to do it.”

Looking back at LeBron James’ hesitancy to get the vaccine on the heels of Bronny James’ cardiac arrest

Back in 2021, LeBron James caught heat for being hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine. At the time, his LA Lakers teammate Dennis Schroder stated that everyone on the team had been vaccinated besides he and LeBron James.

While James would have been unable to play had he remained unvaccinated, he made the decision to get vaccinated after doing research.

As many have referenced, Shareef O’Neal could have found himself in a similar position had a heart defect not been caught. Thanks to a heart monitor, O’Neal learned that he had to make the tough decision to either retire or undergo open heart surgery.

In addition, many have also pointed out that besides a screening in high school, some athletes have undiagnosed heart problems that they carry into adulthood. In the case of Jeff Green, it was a routine physical that caught the problem after he was well into the NBA.

We may never know whether or not Bronny James had an undetected heart condition that caused cardiac arrest.