A brutal-looking leg injury suffered during the Duke and Louisville’s Final Four battle left teammates on the bench cringing and distraught after witnessing the scene take place.
Louisville guard Kevin Ware was taken off the court on a stretcher after suffering a gruesome leg injury in the first half of the game. The injury caused a huge stoppage in play and caused emotional responses from his Louisville teammates and Cardinals coach Rick Pitinom who appeared visibly shaken during the game, according to ESPN.
Ware broke a bone in his lower right leg when he landed awkwardly with 6:33 remaining in the first half, ESPN is reporting. The sophomore was writhing in pain while lying on the ground in front of Louisville’s bench, where team trainers rushed to cover the gruesome injury with towels.
“Multiple Louisville players, including starters Russ Smith, Gorgui Dieng and Chane Behanan, were crying while Ware was being lifted onto a stretcher,” ESPN reports. “Even Pitino appeared to wipe away tears during the nine-minute delay.”
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