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Bronny James, the eldest son of NBA star LeBron James, is set to carry on playing after a heart defect he has had since birth was identified.<\/p>\n
Bronny, 18,\u00a0suffered a cardiac arrest\u00a0while practising with his University of Southern California team last month.<\/p>\n
He was discharged\u00a0from a Los Angeles hospital three days later.<\/p>\n
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His family said the previously hidden heart defeat \u201ccan and will be treated\u201d and that he hopes to return to action during his first year at USC.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very confident in Bronny\u2019s full recovery and return to basketball in the very near future,\u201d the family added.<\/p>\n
The eldest of three siblings, Bronny has a younger brother, Bryce Maximus, 16, and a sister, Zhuri, eight.<\/p>\n
After an impressive basketball career at the Sierra Canyon High School in Los Angeles, he rejected a number of approaches from other universities to commit to USC in May.<\/p>\n
A four-time NBA champion and four-time Most Valuable Player,\u00a0LeBron became the NBA\u2019s all-time leading scorer\u00a0in February.<\/p>\n
The 38-year-old has previously said he wants to extend his career long enough to be able to play in the NBA with his eldest son Bronny.<\/p>\n
The family added: \u201cWe will continue to provide updates to media and respectfully reiterate the family\u2019s request for privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n
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