Auburn’s star striker John Broome returned to Eight on Sunday against the state of Michigan after suffering from apparent elbow and leg wounds following a defensive sequence in which he challenged a shot on the edge and watched awkwardly. Broome immediately struck on the floor after the room, which took place with 10:37 to play in a possible victory of 70-64 tigers.
Broome is returned for a more in -depth assessment and suffered x -rays, which returned negative, before returning to the game with 5:29 to play. He continued to take a rebound in one hand on the defense before burying a 3 -point pointer at the other end.
The scary game in which Broome fell left his mother, shown on CBS cameras, in tears while looking. Broome, when he left the ground, put his teammates two words: “I have finished.”
His return a few minutes later was welcomed under the conflause of the Atlanta crowd.
Despite the return, Broome always seemed favorable to his right arm while fighting through the pain. Earlier in the match, he grimacted as he favored his right shoulder, which he injured earlier this season, in addition to the hyperextend elbow.
“It was a scary moment,” said Broome after CBS. “I went down, but my team had my back.”
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Broome added that he would be ready for the Final Four next week. E its effectiveness could be another problem entirely.
It will be among the most convincing scenarios of this week, because Broome, a national player of the year, was the conductor of one of the most complete teams in university basketball who heads for his second Final Four. Broome is the leader of the dry in rebounds and ranks among the first five nationally in the efficiency rating of players and more minus boxes.
Auburn plays on Saturday evening at 6:09 pm on CBS against the seeded n ° 1 in Florida.