The request for thoughts and prayers about Alijah Arenas and the family in a tweet from SLAM HS Hoops caused prayers and concern in the basketball world. The tweet left followers confused and heartbroken within minutes because it did not specify any reason as to why people should pray.
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It all makes sudden call prayer for even scarier. Alijah is one of the up-and-coming stars in high school basketball, scouted, and now revered by many. All these things make this tweet alarming. While the original tweet didn’t say much, the replies came pouring in half in shock, half in sadness, and the rest in solidarity.
Amongst all the other first replies to the tweet came Bipartisan Wins, uttering only “Prayers for he and his family.” Todd Snider said, “Damn. Prayers up,” and Valx🥭 reacted with “Wtf bro messed as fuck. Praying for him.” The somber outpouring of emotion revealed just how much this young athlete means to this community.
But everyone wasn’t immediately synced. JayHova had confusion; “What? Wtf man,” indeed, there was nothing in the original tweet. Built Motion Man💰 asking for updates with “Sad bro prayers where can I find updates on this bro.” Information deficiency heightened tension at that point in time.
Some replies veered to a darker tone, with Show Case™ referring to Bronny James’ recent scare and writing, “Damn first bronny now him, DONT go to #USC, ain’t worth it.” Whether they were joking or serious warning, that escalated the conversation, ironically, Pooper Flagg labelled Arenas “arguably the best player in his class,” indicating just how important this is for the basketball community.
Among the calm heads in the crazy hysteria were Twisted2k and the rest, trying to piece something together. Nothing, however, came out irrevocably. The same greatest theme in all the replies was Support. Respectful, strong, and loving statements from Fiza_Afridi to StretchSportsTakes who just said, “Damn this is crazy. 🙏🏻,” meant that the basketball community had Arenas’ back.
That is to say, the reason for the first tweet still remains a mystery even at the time of this writing. One thing is for sure-Alijah Arenas has gotten a whole lot of support from people at the moment. There is no two ways about it; it just shows how closely knit they all are when somebody is really in need of help.
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And honestly? That’s the kind of energy sports should represent. No drama, no nonsense-just people really coming together when it actually matters. Here’s hoping for some good news.