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16:30, 23-Dec-2017
American's China basketball season ends by knee injury
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American Eli Holman will miss the rest of the current China Basketball Association League season after he suffered a grave knee injury on Friday.
With three and half minutes to go in the 2nd quarter, the Tianjin Gold Lions' forward stole from Shandong Golden Stars' Ding Yanyuhang for a fast break. But their knees collided before Holman was tripped by the Chinese player who was penalized with a foul.
Holman was taken to hospital and the team doctor revealed later that the forward's season had ended due to a patellar dislocation.
Ding Yanyuhang posts his wishes to Holman on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo.
Ding Yanyuhang posts his wishes to Holman on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo.
Ding Yanyuhang posted his wishes to Holman on China's social media platform Weibo, saying "Get well soon, hope to see you back on the court bro!"
Shandong won 123-114 to move up to third with a record of 14 wins and five loses. Tianjin is 18th with just four wins and 15 loses.