College basketball player Kevin Ware is in hospital after suffering a horrific double break to his leg during a televised game.
Kevin Ware, circled, at the moment his leg broke during the game The 20-year-old Louisville Cardinals guard landed awkwardly on his right leg as he attempted to block a three-point shot late in the first half of the NCAA Midwest regional final against Duke Blue Devils on Sunday.
TV cameras caught the moment a bone in his lower leg snapped and he crumpled to the court in agony.
The stricken player, 20, grimaces in pain as medics attempt to move him Stunned teammates wept on court as the second-year student was placed on to a stretcher and taken to Methodist Hospital.
Louisville coach Rick Pitino wiped away tears as he comforted the player.
He said: "The bone's six inches out of his leg, and all he's yelling is 'win the game, win the game'.
Cardinals players weep on court after witnessing the injury "I've not seen that in my life."
The injury was so bad that CBS stopped showing replays of the moment his leg broke at the Lucas Oil Stadium. Officials said it had snapped in two places as a result of the impact.
Forward Chane Behanan, Ware's closest friend, covered his face as he realised the severity of the injury. He later changed into Ware's number five jersey near the end of the game.
Ware urges his teammates to win the game as he is put on a stretcher He said: "The bone was literally out. I saw white, it was literally out.
"I've never seen anything like that. I don't remember the last time I cried."
College officials said the bone was reset and a rod inserted into the player's right tibia after a successful two-hour surgery.
Teammates hold the injured player's jersey after winning the game 85-63 He is expected to remain in Indianapolis, where the game took place, until at least Tuesday.
Louisville, the top overall seed in the tournament, went for more than three minutes without scoring after the accident but the team regained its composure to win 85-63.
They will now face Wichita State Shockers in the Final Four on Saturday.
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