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 Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 4:41 am Post subject: Vlade Divac breaks hip in motorcycle accident |
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https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45550120/ex-nba-great-vlade-divac-breaks-hip-motorcycle-accident
| Quote: | Ex-NBA great Vlade Divac breaks hip in motorcycle accident
PODGORICA, Montenegro -- Former NBA center Vlade Divac underwent emergency surgery after breaking a hip in a fall from his motorcycle in Montenegro, doctors said Friday.
The accident happened Thursday on a road near the Montenegrin Adriatic Sea coast. Hospital officials said Divac sustained a fracture and that an artificial hip was implanted.
"During the day, a surgical procedure was performed," said Ljubica Mitrovic, a spokeswoman of the hospital in the town of Risan. "He is in a stable general and physical condition and is under a careful supervision of the medical staff."
The 7-foot-1 Serbian center started and ended his 16-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers. He also played for the Charlotte Hornets and Sacramento Kings. He was an All-Star in 2001. He later served as general manager of the Kings.
When he joined the Lakers in 1989, he was among the first group of European players to transfer to the NBA.
Divac, 57, was also the first player who was born and who trained outside the United States to play in more than 1,000 games in the NBA. He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.
He served two terms as head of Serbia's Olympic Committee. |
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Lakerfan 4 Life
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 6:58 am Post subject: |
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| Have a speedy recovery, Vlade. |
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TDRock
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Yikes come on Vlade you're older than me which I didn't know. Take care of yourself man. Heal up swiftly ❤️🩹 |
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lakersboy
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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| After I fell off my bike 🏍 once, I came to understand that there's two kinds of riders. 1) The kind that fall 2) The kind who are going to fall. I like my knees and everything else being in place, so I'm a retired rider. |
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lakez34
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| Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2025 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Kind of surprised Vlade is still riding at his age and stature. Speedy recovery. |
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Jamesikan
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| Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2025 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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| I wish him a speedy recovery, you'll always be the guy who got traded for Kobe in my heart |
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