With an elbow strike, a basketball player loses one of his kidneys during the World Cup
With an elbow strike, a basketball player loses one of his kidneys during the World Cup
Serbian player Borica Simanic had to undergo surgery to remove his kidney after sustaining an injury during the Basketball World Cup against South Sudan.
Simanic underwent surgery at a hospital in the Philippine capital Manila after he injured his elbow at the hands of a South Sudanese national team player during a group stage match on August 30.
The Serbian team said on Monday that complications from the first operation led to him having to undergo another operation on September 3 to remove a kidney.
Serbian team doctor Dragan Radovanovic said they “hope and hope that everything goes well after this operation.”
The injury occurred before the end of Serbia's first-round game against South Sudan when Simanic was defending against opposing player Noni Omot under his country's basket.
Umut hit Simanic with his elbow, causing him to scream in pain and immediately run away.
Simanic (25 years old) plays for Spanish club Zaragoza.
Serbia will face Lithuania in the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Simanic underwent surgery at a hospital in the Philippine capital Manila after he injured his elbow at the hands of a South Sudanese national team player during a group stage match on August 30.
The Serbian team said on Monday that complications from the first operation led to him having to undergo another operation on September 3 to remove a kidney.
Serbian team doctor Dragan Radovanovic said they “hope and hope that everything goes well after this operation.”
The injury occurred before the end of Serbia's first-round game against South Sudan when Simanic was defending against opposing player Noni Omot under his country's basket.
Umut hit Simanic with his elbow, causing him to scream in pain and immediately run away.
Simanic (25 years old) plays for Spanish club Zaragoza.
Serbia will face Lithuania in the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Serbia wins the first semi-final spot in the Basketball World Cup at the expense of Lithuania
The Serbian team qualified for the semifinals of the Basketball World Cup after defeating Lithuania 87:68 in the first quarterfinal game of the World Cup.
Although Lithuania won the first quarter 25-24 in their favor, Serbia hit hard in the second quarter and ended the first half with a lead of 49-38.
Serbia continued to dominate the game in the third and fourth quarters and won the game by 19 points.
Serbia will face the winner of the Canada-Slovenia match in the semi-final, scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, to calculate the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Although Lithuania won the first quarter 25-24 in their favor, Serbia hit hard in the second quarter and ended the first half with a lead of 49-38.
Serbia continued to dominate the game in the third and fourth quarters and won the game by 19 points.
Serbia will face the winner of the Canada-Slovenia match in the semi-final, scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, to calculate the quarter-finals of the tournament.
