On Tuesday morning, the sports world was hit with some pretty terrifying news when it was revealed that Bronny James – the son of NBA megastar LeBron James – had to be rushed to the hospital by ambulance when he went into sudden cardiac arrest during a workout with the USC Trojans. And unfortunately, Elon Musk wasted no time using the situation to push a conspiracy theory.
Shortly after the news broke about the terrifying Bronny James medical situation, billionaire Twitter CEO Elon Musk took to social media and replied to a tweet and claimed that it was reasonable to ascribe James’ cardiac arrest to the COVID-19 vaccine.
“We cannot ascribe everything to the vaccine, but, by the same token, we cannot ascribe nothing. Myocarditis is a known side-effect. The only question is whether it is rare or common,” Musk said in a tweet.
We cannot ascribe everything to the vaccine, but, by the same token, we cannot ascribe nothing.
Myocarditis is a known side-effect. The only question is whether it is rare or common.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 25, 2023
Musk, of course, has no knowledge of Bronny’s specific medical situation or even his vaccine status, but he was certainly willing to speculate anyway.
As for Bronny James, his family released a statement from a spokesperson announcing that he was recovering and undergoing tests but was “in stable condition and no longer in the ICU” as he continues to recover.
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