Serbia celebrates after profitable in opposition to Dominican Republic throughout the Fiba World Cup second spherical at Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Philippines on Sunday Sept. 3, 2023. (AP Photograph/Aaron Favila)
MANILA, Philippines — The Serbian Basketball Federation introduced Monday that ahead Borisa Simanic has misplaced certainly one of his kidneys as the results of an harm sustained throughout a Fiba World Cup sport in opposition to South Sudan.
Simanic has been operated on twice in Manila, the crew mentioned. Extra issues introduced themselves after the primary surgical procedure, crew physician Dragan Radovanovic mentioned, requiring the second process on Sunday the place the kidney was eliminated.
Serbia performs Lithuania in a World Cup quarterfinal on Tuesday.
“It was actually robust for us after we heard what occurred,” Serbian ahead Nikola Milutinov instructed reporters after the crew practiced Monday. “First, we didn’t consider it was such a nasty factor. It’s actually affected us. We’re actually praying for him that he’s going to be good as quickly as attainable.”
Serbia coach Svetislav Pesic throughout a sport in opposition to South Sudan within the Fiba World Cup. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
Simanic was injured with just below 2 minutes left in Serbia’s win over South Sudan on Wednesday. South Sudan’s Nuni Omot was making an attempt to attain underneath the basket, elbowing Simanic in that course of. Simanic yelled in apparent ache, then fell to his knees a couple of seconds later.
Omot insisted he was not making an attempt to trigger an harm. Milutinov mentioned it has shaken the Serbian crew deeply.
“We didn’t sleep after that sport. We had been looking for blood for him, as a result of he was shedding quite a lot of blood,” Milutinov mentioned. “It was actually a tricky second for everyone. I hope this can by no means occur to anyone on this planet.”
The crew will not be sure when Simanic might be launched from the Manila hospital the place he’s being handled. Simanic scored three factors in about 20 minutes off Serbia’s bench in three video games throughout the World Cup.
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