Alijah Arenas, top USC recruit and son of NBA great Gilbert Arenas, hospitalized after crash

LOS ANGELES — Alijah Arenas, the son of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas and a top college basketball prospect, was hospitalized after he crashed a Tesla Cybertruck in Los Angeles on Thursday morning, according to a law enforcement source with knowledge of the situation.

Arenas, who had committed to the University of Southern California earlier this year, hit a tree and a fire hydrant as he was driving the Cybertruck, the source told NBC News, shortly before 5 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The driver was taken to the hospital in serious condition, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. No other information about his condition was released.

Police are looking at whether speed was a factor, and it did not immediately appear that alcohol was involved.

A photo of the crash site showed a totaled silver Cybertruck wrapped around a tree, with the windshield crumpled and the driver-side windows blown out.

The car is registered to Gilbert Arenas through September of this year, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

Arenas, 18, was a top college recruit and was poised to be one of basketball’s rising stars next season, with offers from Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky and Louisville, according to ESPN.

He attends Chatsworth High School in Los Angeles.

The elder Arenas said Thursday afternoon on Instagram that his Gil’s Arena show is canceled tonight.

Arenas’ mother, Laura Govan, asked for prayers Thursday afternoon on Instagram.

USC and a representative for Alijah Arenas did not immediately respond to requests for comment.