WC basketball ended very sadly for 25 year old Serbian player Boris Simanič. The Zaragoza Spaniard received an elbow in the stomach under the basket and although he looked fine he had to undergo surgery. It was later announced that he had lost his kidney and was dying of MS.
It all happened during the match against South Sudan at the end of last August. Serbia led with 28 points two minutes from time, when the whole situation was a draw. Nuni Omot tried to go around Simanič under the basket, but was caught by her elbow. Fans speculated that it was a deliberate attack.
The 25-year-old Spanish Zaragoza winger fell and did not return to action. At first it was hoped that nothing bad would happen, but that soon changed. Coach Svetislav Pešič according to website BasketNews.com states that the player is bleeding profusely.
Simanič heads to a hospital in Manila, where a dark scenario becomes reality. Only a twenty-five year old basketball player came according to the Serb Telegraph Site about a kidney and his career in jeopardy. However, it is not yet clear how this will affect his health and his future in the sport.
Logically, he finished at the World Championships, where Serbia was one of the biggest favorites to win the title. Their compatriots are now facing the quarter-finals of the play-offs, where they will face strong Lithuanian side.
Could this match against 🇷tea Borisa Simanic be intentional? 😯#FIBAWC #WinForAll
— Basket News (@BasketNews_com) September 1, 2023
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