Serbian Player Loses Kidney After Getting Injured at Basketball World Cup

Serbian Player Loses Kidney After Getting Injured at Basketball World Cup
Serbia team celebrate after winning against Dominican Republic during their Basketball World Cup second round match at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines, on Sept. 3, 2023. Aaron Favila/AP Photo
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MANILA, Philippines—The Serbian Basketball Federation announced Monday that forward Borisa Simanic has lost one of his kidneys as the result of an injury sustained during a World Cup game against South Sudan.

Simanic has been operated on twice in Manila, the team said. Additional complications presented themselves after the first surgery, team doctor Dragan Radovanovic said, requiring the second procedure on Sunday where the kidney was removed.