Bronny James (Lebron's son) suffered on court cardiac arrest
F
irst of all, basketball requires sudden bursts of cardiovascular effort that may expose heart disorders. Also, the body type of athletes selected for basketball – tall with long limbs – seems to increase the likelihood for connective tissue disorders that can affect the heart.”
It mentions this in the article- the first parts I sort of intuited (but I thought the longer limbs just meant the heart had to work harder)
They didn’t get into the connective tissue issue and I wish they would