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USC commit Alijah Arenas walking, talking in the hospital amid recovery from car crash that put him in medically-induced coma

Alijah Arenas is making incredible progress not even a week after he was involved in a car crash in Southern California and placed into a medically induced coma.

Alijah, a five-star USC commit and the son of former Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas, is walking and talking again in the hospital and is expected to return home in the near future, producer Josiah Johnson shared on the latest episode of the “Gil's Arena” show on Monday. He also is expected to avoid all major injuries after the crash.

“I’m happy to announce that Alijah is doing much better.