After taking an elbow in a 2023 FIBA World Cup game against South Sudan, Borisa Simanic underwent two surgeries in Manila, with complications leading to the removal of his kidney in the second procedure.
Simanic scored three points in about 20 minutes off Serbia's bench in three games during the World Cup. / Photo: AP / Photo: AFP
The Serbian Basketball Federation has announced that forward Borisa Simanic has lost one of his kidneys as the result of an injury sustained during a World Cup game against South Sudan.Additional complications presented themselves after the first surgery, team doctor Dragan Radovanovic said, requiring the second procedure on Sunday where the kidney was removed.South Sudan's Nuni Omot was trying to score under the basket, elbowing Simanic in that process.
Simanic yelled in obvious pain, then fell to his knees a few seconds later. Omot insisted he was not trying to cause an injury.
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