The USC Trojans mens’ basketball recruit seriously injured in a car crash on Thursday is awake and alert after being placed in an induced coma, according to a report. Shams Charania, who covers the NBA for ESPN,

According to reports, USC Trojans basketball commit Alijah Arenas was in a car accident on Thursday. He was taken to the hospital and placed into an induced coma, reportedly after crashing in a Tesla Cybertruck.

Unfortunately, Shams Charania of ESPN is reporting that the younger Arenas was involved in a serious car accident on Thursday morning. Just 18 years old, Arenas has been hospitalized after the accident, and he's been placed into an induced coma, per Charania.