| TurboAngel |
03-05-2007 08:06 AM |
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Originally Posted by Fat Duck
(Post 12018058)
Duke fan here....yea its been a tough year for us.
yea that was an ugly injury..hear if his nose is broken or not?
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Nose isn't broken.:thumbsup
Hansbrough leaped for a layup with 14.5 seconds left, and after the ball left his hand, he was struck in the face by Gerald Henderson's right elbow.
"He got our guys in the air, and I came down on him," Henderson said. "It's unfortunate that it turned out like it did, but I wasn't trying to hurt the kid or anything. It just turned worse than it was."
Hansbrough crumpled to the ground, blood pouring from his nose onto the court and down his face, before he jumped menacingly to his feet. Walk-on guard Dewey Burke helped restrain Hansbrough from Duke's players, and he was taken to the locker room.
The officials reviewed the play and ejected Henderson, then later said in a joint statement that under NCAA rules he would be suspended for one game.
After the game, Hansbrough had cotton in his nose while he watched his teammates cut down the Dean Smith Center nets. Williams said team doctors told him the center's nose was not broken, and though Hansbrough didn't speak to reporters after the game, point guard Bobby Frasor said Hansbrough calmed down and laughed about his near-confrontation. |
