Serbia’s Borisa Simanic has undergone surgery to remove a damaged kidney after being injured at the Basketball World Cup.
Simanic was operated in a Manila hospital after being hit by a South Sudan player’s elbow during a pool game on August 30.
Complications arising from the operation made him to undergo another surgery on September 3, where one of his kidneys was removed, the team revealed on Monday.
Serbian team doctor, Dragan Radovanovic, said that they “expect and wish that after this operation, the postoperative course will go smoothly.”
The incident occurred near the end of Serbia’s first-round game against South Sudan when Simanic was defending opposition player, Nuni Omot, under the Serbia basket.
Omot caught Simanic with an elbow, causing him to scream in pain and he was immediately wheeled away.
The 25-year-old Simanic plays for Zaragoza in Spain.
Serbia plays Lithuania in the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday. (AFP)
Photo caption: Serbia’s Bogdan Bogdanovic (L) blows past Dominican Republic’s LJ Figueroa during the FIBA Basketball World Cup second round match between Dominican Republic and Serbia at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on September 3, 2023. (CREDIT: AFP)
