Alijah Arenas, a Los Angeles high school basketball star who's committed to playing for the University of Southern California next season, was in an accident early Thursday, the university said. The Los Angeles Police Department said officers responded shortly before 5 a.

Alijah Arenas, a top basketball recruit for the University of Southern California, was involved in a serious car accident on Thursday. Arenas, who is the son of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas, goes to Chatsworth High School and was the "first high school boys basketball player in the Los Angeles area to reach 3,