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Post by rugbytoffee on Jan 27, 2017 10:10:49 GMT
A basketball player has suffered a horrific eye injury during a game, leaving his teammates recoiling in horror. New Zealand Breakers forward Akil Mitchell was left writhing in agony after his left eyeball was poked out of its socket as he challenged Cairns Taipans centre Nnanna Egwu for a rebound. Extremely graphic footage shows Mitchell falling to the ground with his eye protruding from its socket, as teammates and opponents rush to help him.
The awful injury is too much for some to bear, with players, referees and courtside fans visibly upset by the sight. Physios ran to Mitchell's aid and treated him for around 15 minutes before placing a towel over his head and escorting him from the court. As the former University of Virginia player was being cared for, his Breakers teammates huddled in prayer. He was eventually taken from the North Shore Events Centre, in Auckland, to hospital by ambulance.
Remarkably, Mitchell tweeted a few hours after the accident to say he was doing fine. Making light of the horror injury, he began his tweet with an emoji of two eyes, adding: 'Too soon? Lol. Thanks for all the love, well wishes, and prayers tonight. I'm home and seeing fine, more tests tomorrow.'
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fitzyefc
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Post by fitzyefc on Jan 27, 2017 13:50:33 GMT
Thanks for putting that in my head.
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Post by rugbytoffee on Jan 27, 2017 13:52:31 GMT
Thanks for putting that in my head. Well it wasn't in his head for a while
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fitzyefc
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Post by fitzyefc on Jan 27, 2017 14:08:17 GMT
Thanks for putting that in my head. Well it wasn't in his head for a while I see.
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Post by rugbytoffee on Jan 27, 2017 14:11:09 GMT
Well it wasn't in his head for a while I see. I suppose it was a sight for sore eyes for a while
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