911 call reveals frantic moments after Bronny James collapsed

The caller was frantic — someone at USC’s palatial Galen Center was suffering a serious medical emergency.

“We need an ambulance. Immediately,” the man on the phone said.

“Listen,” he repeated. “Listen, listen, listen, listen, OK? Get an ambulance here. Now!”

The 911 dispatcher remained calm. He let the man know paramedics were on the way.

“Alright sir, we’re going to send help,” the unnamed dispatcher said. “Don’t hang up, sir. Don’t hang up.”

The dispatcher stayed on the phone with the caller for less than a minute, but that was all that was needed to ensure Bronny James, the 18-year-old son of NBA superstar Lebron James who recently joined USC’s men’s basketball team, was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Monday, July 24.

The younger James was “successfully treated for a sudden cardiac arrest,” the hospital said in a statement.

Hospital officials also credited USC athletics’ medical staff for a “swift and effective response” when James collapsed on Monday during a basketball practice at the Galen Center. They said the 18-year-old was “conscious, neurologically intact and stable,” when he arrived at Cedars-Sinai.