After debuting with victory in the Basketball World Cup, Brazil received the news that nobody would like for the tournament sequence
On the morning of this Saturday, the 26th, the Brazil entered the court for the first time in the Basketball World Cup. Against Will, the team confirmed the favoritism and did not give chances to the rival. With a good collective performance, the Brazilian boys ran over the Iranians, won by 100 to 59 and debuted with the ‘right hand’ in the international tournament.
Despite the good victory in the debut, the Brazilian team gained enormous concern for the sequence of the Basketball World Cup. In the third quarter, Raulzinho slipped and fell feeling a lot of pain in the knee. The owner was removed on a stretcher and taken directly to the hospital to undergo tests. And the news was not good at all!
In an official statement, the Brazilian Basketball Confederation confirmed the rupture of the patellar tendon in Raulzinho’s right knee. With the serious injury, the point guard is unable to defend the team in the World Cup. Now, he must undergo further tests to define the best way to treat the problem with a view to continuing his career.
“Athlete Raul Neto suffered rupture of the patellar tendon in his right knee during the third quarter of the match between Brazil and Iran, for the opening of Group G of the World Cup, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Raul suffered a fall at the beginning of the third quarter of the duel, when he was attended to immediately, still on the court, with a suspected rupture of the patellar tendon.“, said the statement.
“The injury was immediately confirmed in an MRI scan performed minutes later at the event’s official hospital. Raul suffered the rupture in the jump movement. The athlete was immobilized, he is now at the hotel with the delegation and under the care of the medical department. With the diagnosis, he is out of the rest of the World Cup and at this moment the CBB deals with logistical issues“.
Source: sportbuzz
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