Australian basketball player fractures back after backboard crashes down during practice
Ben Griscti, who played for the Australian professional men’s basketball team for Adelaide 36ers, is on the way to recovery after receiving a backboard accessory during the application.
Adelaide 36ers ended with a 36 -year -old spine after a back board collapsed after a basketball player at the Australian Sports Arena in Canberra last Saturday.
The injury forced Griscti to the edge line to start the Australian National Basketball League season.
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“I was injured when a backboard collapsed in front of the team’s last NBL Blitz game during the team’s shooting in AIS Arena.” newsletter He studied 36ers from Adelaide.
Accordingly Australia Broadcasting CorporationA hospital was on a five -minute car trip from the arena, but it took about 90 minutes for the ambulance to arrive.
“There was a number of other emergencies in the region during this call,” an ACT ambulance service official Outlet.
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“As soon as they sent a team of medical officers to the patient they attended, they carried that patient in a stable situation.”
The FOX News Digital Act ambulance service and the Australian government asked for a comment from the Sports Office, but did not get a response immediately.
Authorities, Griscti’nin before and during hospital transport “conscious, awake and breathing,” he said. Team doctor, the emergency response vehicle before arriving in the arena Griscti’ye tendency.
The team said that the injury was not expected to require surgery. Griscti has returned home since he continued the back fracture. Currently Griscti has no timeline for the return to parquet.
“He went home to Adelaide and a timeline to return to court, will not be determined until more medical advice to determine the next steps around the management of the injury.”
However, Griscti is NBL Social Media Account that he aims to “return soon.” He also expressed gratitude for “support messages”.
NBL, in part after learning the injury of Griscti, the league’s “deeply upset” made a statement saying.
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