Serbian player Borysa Simanic underwent surgery to remove a kidney after being elbowed in the 115-83 Basketball World Cup game against South Sudan, the Serbian Basketball Federation said.
Borys Simanych lost a kidney after Nooni Omot elbowed him
With just two minutes left in the game, Nuni Omot elbowed Simanich, but the referees did not call the South Sudanese player a foul.
“After Simanich was operated on for the first time on the night of August 30-31, doctors monitored the postoperative recovery and decided that due to a number of complications, a new operation was necessary (on September 3),” the Federation said in a statement. from Serbia
25-year-old Simanich (player of the Spanish team “Casademont Zaragoza”) was hospitalized in a hospital in Manila.
Omot apologized in a statement released by the Federation of South Sudan.
“As an athlete, I understand firsthand the seriousness of his situation, and I am very sorry that this happened. No player should have to go through this. I didn’t mean to play dirty, I hope you get well soon, I’m praying for you. I’m really not a player who makes dirty gestures. I apologize from the bottom of my heart” – Nuni Omot.
The 19th Men’s Basketball World Cup is co-hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.
An unfortunate game that ended in the loss of a kidney for Borysa Simanich, a player of Casademont Zaragoza. During his time there was Serbia-South Sudan.
Now Omot, que hizo una declaración solicitando disculpas, posteo lanzando el codo a la zona renal del pívot serbio.
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