Australian basketball great Aron Baynes has relived the “tactical wee” that turned his life upside down at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and how he brought himself back from the brink for his children.

The NBA champion slipped in the changerooms during a break in a game, aggravating a neck injury and suffering serious nerve damage and internal bleeding that left him unable to walk.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Aron Baynes opens up on mental and physical battles after Tokyo health scare.

He spent almost two weeks in a Japanese hospital — mostly alone due to COVID restrictions, contending with language barriers and beginning to struggle mentally — before making enough progress to be permitted to fly home.

Baynes returned to full fitness and made a comeback in the NBL but missed out on the ulti

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