US EditionSerbian player loses a kidney after getting injured at Basketball World Cup
- Serbian forward Borisa Simanic will miss the remainder of the FIBA World Cup after having surgery to remove his kidney that resulted from taking an elbow to the midsection in Serbia's game against South Sudan. Simanic was defending under the basket when South Sudan's Nuni Omot hit the big man with an elbow.
- Simanic underwent emergency surgery after the game, but complications arose and he had to undergo a second surgery to remove his kidney. The entire kidney had to be surgically removed due to changes in the vitality of the kidney tissue. Simanic is expected to remain at a hospital in the Philippines to recover.
- Omot expressed his apologies for the incident and stated that he did not mean to make a dirty play. Serbia advanced to the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup and will face Lithuania.
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Serbian basketball player Borisa Simanic was forced to have a kidney removed after receiving a very strong shot in the World Cup match in Quezon, Philippines against South Sudan (115-83 win for Serbia). This turned out to be necessary after complications had occurred during surgery.
Basketball player Borisa Simanic sustained internal injuries during a game against South Sudan at the World Cup in the Philippines.
Serbia player loses kidney at Basketball World Cup
Serbia’s Borisa Simanic has undergone surgery to remove a damaged kidney after being injured at the Basketball World Cup. Simanic was operated in a Manila hospital after being hit by a South Sudan player’s elbow during a pool game on August 30. Complications arising from the operation made him to undergo another surgery on September
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