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Warpy

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34. I once cracked a rib just reaching for something at a weird angle

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 06:36 PM

Mar 2013

It looked like he was slowing up a little and then he went down, as though his leg just snapped out from under him.

He might have been playing with a stress fracture or a cracked bone from some other cause. Players will do just about anything and endure any pain to stay in things like playoffs and championship games.

The reaction of his team mates was amazing.

ETA: A compound fracture is when bones are protruding through the skin, something that didn't happen in this case. The risk of infection is sky-high in compound fractures, so he was lucky in that regard. He's still got to be hurting right now, morphine does only so much, and I hope his recovery is quick.

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I wish I could un-watch that b-ball injury. [View all] tridim Mar 2013 OP

No idea what you're talking about here. Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #1

It was too brutal to even describe tridim Mar 2013 #5

u of Louisville player Ware in NCAA game JohnnyLib2 Mar 2013 #7

Here: Not for squeamish. Hissyspit Mar 2013 #25

I walked away from the TV immediately LittleBlue Mar 2013 #2

Awful. Team and crowd and announcer reaction is stunning. * JohnnyLib2 Mar 2013 #3

Compound fractures make me queasy. I'm still nauseated. Butterbean Mar 2013 #4

Amazing many report little pain from that type of injury at first. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #40

Well bless endorphins, then. Yikes. n/t Butterbean Mar 2013 #50

not my experience. Horrific pain cali Mar 2013 #54

OUCH! NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #56

no. I was running down the stairs and slipped cali Mar 2013 #58

oh, god, I slipped on a carpeted stair a while back and landed so hard it dislodged my CTyankee Mar 2013 #60

That sucks. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #62

How quickly and unexpected horrible accidents can occur. My wife and a daughter have suffered indepat Mar 2013 #74

I believe it Skittles Mar 2013 #66

I missed it and they aren't showing the replay, so it must have been bad. brewens Mar 2013 #6

Read in box below... Butterbean Mar 2013 #10

Yikes! I had one happen right in front of me playing high school football. brewens Mar 2013 #18

It must have just been a freak thing YarnAddict Mar 2013 #42

That's exactly what I said to my husband. Butterbean Mar 2013 #49

It looked like it was just a bad landing. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #51

Thats true in the sense that there were no external forces. undeterred Mar 2013 #59

agree. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #61

I do too. nclib Mar 2013 #8

I wasn't paying close attention Cirque du So-What Mar 2013 #9

Broken leg? undeterred Mar 2013 #11

ok i haven't seen it, give me an idea arely staircase Mar 2013 #12

close Go Vols Mar 2013 #22

well they don't close in on it undeterred Mar 2013 #24

That's bad. enlightenment Mar 2013 #33

I once cracked a rib just reaching for something at a weird angle Warpy Mar 2013 #34

Let's cut to the chase nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #52

Or a previous stress injury in the game. Hissyspit Mar 2013 #77

When I was in high school, one of our football players broke his hip in a game. proud2BlibKansan Mar 2013 #65

Theismann's injury wasn't immediately obvious during the play. sweetloukillbot Mar 2013 #37

Yeah, worse. n/t YarnAddict Mar 2013 #44

THAT I remember and will forever. nt babylonsister Mar 2013 #55

this on Twitter ? steve2470 Mar 2013 #13

Where's the link? HipChick Mar 2013 #14

WARNING!!! GRAPHIC!!! Jamastiene Mar 2013 #48

It was gruesome Danmel Mar 2013 #15

Almost as bad as the Joe Thiesmann injury in the mid 1980's. madinmaryland Mar 2013 #16

I think this one was worse :-( n/t YarnAddict Mar 2013 #38

Pirates catcher Kendall breaks ankle. bluedigger Mar 2013 #69

My Facebook feed just erupted with traumatized NCAA b-ball fans freaking out. WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #17

Yep... I Almost Threw Up... WillyT Mar 2013 #19

It was nauseating to watch mcar Mar 2013 #20

My 12 year-old is watching the game but didn't see the injury... SidDithers Mar 2013 #21

They showed the replay only once. Hissyspit Mar 2013 #29

Benchmark moment in the evolution of Broadcast Television today and many won't even notice it. TeamPooka Mar 2013 #31

Kudos to CBS mcar Mar 2013 #35

I had to turn the Redskins game off after Taylor broke Theismann's leg. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2013 #39

I just watched the clip and I'm amazed at the restraint the network showed sweetloukillbot Mar 2013 #46

Well, Hissyspit Mar 2013 #79

I am having flashbacks of that LT hit on Theisman. Ruby the Liberal Mar 2013 #23

No appetite left for dinner after that. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Mar 2013 #27

Reminds me of Alabama football player Tyrone Prothro's leg break. House of Roberts Mar 2013 #28

OMG- I'm trying to unsee it and I can't... ms liberty Mar 2013 #30

Junior high school undeterred Mar 2013 #36

That was a classy thing to do. Ruby the Liberal Mar 2013 #43

Damn. bluedigger Mar 2013 #32

I've had two complete ACL tears and can't watch reruns of injuries. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2013 #41

Gro-tesque! nt PCIntern Mar 2013 #45

It looks aweful, but he will be fixed in no time. nt darkangel218 Mar 2013 #47

that depends. If it's a segmental fracture and it looks like it could be cali Mar 2013 #57

My guess is: Brigid Mar 2013 #53

Maybe. AngryOldDem Mar 2013 #78

We were at a family Easter party libodem Mar 2013 #63

Bone 6 inches out of his leg, according to Pitino LittleBlue Mar 2013 #64

is there a way to describe what happened without watching it ? JI7 Mar 2013 #67

Its upthread. Ruby the Liberal Mar 2013 #68

ok, i hope the news doesn't show this without warning, i wont be watching it JI7 Mar 2013 #75

Post #10 does it undeterred Mar 2013 #70

To describe it NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #73

i was told this happened to someone when i was a kid JI7 Mar 2013 #81

I don't want to see it. Joe Thiesman, Moises Alou... SidDithers Mar 2013 #71

I feel sick just thinking about it. I can't watch. Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #72

I can't imagine what he was going through. AngryOldDem Mar 2013 #76

Our troops have to see stuff worse than this all around them in combat. undeterred Mar 2013 #80

Funny, we just had that exact conversation nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #82

I was dumb enough to watch the video. johnp3907 Mar 2013 #83

Napoleon McCallums leg break on MNF rppper Mar 2013 #84