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Australian basketball player Ben Griscti sustained a fractured vertebrae after a backboard fell on him

The 23-year-old Adelaide 36ers player was taken to the hospital after waiting 90 minutes for an ambulance for the five-minute drive

Despite the fracture, Griscti will not require surgery and is currently recovering at home

Professional Australian basketball player, Ben Griscti, is recovering after a backboard fell on top of him during practice.

The Adelaide 36ers player, 23, sustained a fractured vertebrae on Saturday, Aug. 30, after the hoop’s backboard collapsed following a teammate’s dunk at Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Arena in Canberra, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Adelaide 36ers basketball team.

On Monday, Sept. 1, th

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