US Edition‘My heart dropped’: The players’ perspectives from Johni Broome’s injury scare — and exhilarating return
- During Auburn's Elite Eight NCAA tournament game against Michigan State on Sunday at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Johni Broome suffered a right elbow injury in the second half, causing concern for his availability.
- With 10:56 remaining and Auburn leading 50-40, Broome injured his elbow while contesting a shot, planting his arm awkwardly on the court and immediately grimacing in pain before heading to the locker room for evaluation.
- Broome, Auburn's leading scorer with 22 points and 13 rebounds, received X-rays in the locker room area, and after being cleared by doctors who determined there was no damage, he returned to the court with five minutes left in the game, greeted by a thunderous roar from fans.
- Upon exiting the locker room after the injury scare, Broome told coach Bruce Pearl he was good to go, leading Pearl to exclaim, 'Well, get your a-- in there,' and Broome later hit a key 3-pointer with 4:38 left, extending Auburn's lead to 12.
- Auburn ultimately defeated Michigan State 70-64 to punch their ticket to the Final Four, with Broome named South Regional MVP, though his elbow will be monitored ahead of Saturday's game against Florida, a team that previously defeated Auburn 90-81 this season, and Broome stated postgame, "I will be ready next week, but all glory to God.
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'The Biggest Balls In Balls History' - Dylan Cardwell Wants Johni Broome To Get A '30-for-30' After Checking Back Into The Elite Eight, Hitting A Three
We all saw the injury on Sunday. It was one of the weirder injuries I've seen, it looked like all 4 of his limbs ended up hyperextending at once. We also know what happened after. Broome said he's don...
'Call God': Auburn Is Final Four Bound, But Had To Suffer Through Tense Moments Regarding Johni Broome
A quiet panic ensued for the Auburn coaching staff during the second half after Johni Broome went down in the second half with an apparent elbow and leg injury. You could feel the silence inside State Farm Arena in Atlanta as Auburn fans started shifting their focus from the game against Michigan State after the Tigers won 70-64, to the health of their star player. The obvious storyline coming out of the Tigers win over Michigan State is that Au…
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