Basketball player from Australia breaks spine as backboard collapses during training session
Ben Griscti, a player for the Australian professional men's basketball team Adelaide 36ers, is currently at home recovering from a fractured vertebra, an injury sustained during a practice session at the Australian Institute of Sport Arena in Canberra.
The incident occurred during the team's shootaround before the side's final NBL Blitz game. The fracture was caused when a backboard collapsed, an event that was confirmed by the Adelaide 36ers in a news release.
Griscti's injury has forced him to miss the start of the National Basketball League season. The team doctor tended to him before the emergency response vehicle arrived at the arena, and the paramedic crew that attended to him transported him to the emergency department in a stable condition.
Dr. Michael Sweeney, who treated Griscti during his hospital stay in Adelaide after his injury, is overseeing his recovery. Further medical advice will determine the next steps for Griscti's injury management.
The NBL is deeply saddened after learning of Griscti's injury. Despite other emergencies in the territory at the time of the call, according to an ACT Ambulance Service official, it took approximately 90 minutes for an ambulance to arrive, with a hospital located within a five-minute drive from the arena.
Via an NBL social media account, Griscti expressed his intention to "be back soon." No timetable for his return to the court has been set, and no further details about his current condition or recovery progress were provided in the article.
Chantz Martin, a sports writer for our website Digital, is keeping a close eye on Griscti's recovery. Our website Digital requested comment from the ACT Ambulance Service and the Australian government's Office for Sport but did not immediately receive a response.
We wish Ben Griscti a speedy and full recovery and look forward to seeing him back on the court soon.
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