Tenerife's Bruno Fitipaldo carried to hospital after receiving blow to the neck / News - Basketnews.com

Bruno Fitipaldo was carried off the court on a stretcher during Tenerife's game vs. Badalona following a collision with an opponent player. The Uruguayan point guard's condition doesn't look serious.

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Lenovo Tenerife's Bruno Fitipaldo was taken to a hospital in Sant Cugat del Valles in Barcelona after receiving a severe blow to the neck in the last quarter of the ACB match between his team and Joventut Badalona.

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The player left the Palau Olimpic on a stretcher with a brace protecting his neck, to the respectful applause of local fans. He was subsequently transferred by ambulance to the Catalan hospital, where tests were carried out.

In the final moments of the Joventut-Lenovo Tenerife match, the Uruguayan point guard received an accidental blow from an opponent and fell to the floor. The player raised his hand, asking for the attention of his bench, and the referees stopped the game.

Fitipaldo remained without moving for more than five minutes, although he did not lose consciousness. The impact was hard, hence Badalona's doctor who treated him suggested that the player be transferred to a local medical center.

The 31-year-old guard had 10 points and two assists in his 22 minutes of play.

"After having to retire due to a blow to the neck, Fitipaldo's condition does not show signs of seriousness. The player is conscious, and as a precaution, he has been transferred to a medical center to undergo the relevant tests," the press release from Lenovo Tenerife states.

His coach, Txus Vidorreta, assured at the press conference that Fitipaldo was "better" and admitted that he felt "scared" because the player "said he was getting dizzy."

In addition, Vidorreta said that the tests that the Joventut doctors carried out on the player were "positive" and that "it will be necessary to see how he evolves after the tests carried out in the hospital."

Fitipaldo was looking at his mobile phone as he was taken to the ambulance.

The coach of Joventut de Badalona, ​​Carles Duran, wished that "nothing" has happened to Fitipaldo, and that he be back to playing as soon as possible.

Joventut Badalona beat Lenovo Tenerife 78-69, and grabbed their seventh win (7-4) thanks to a strong fourth quarter from Andres Feliz, who scored 17 points. ACB leaders and BCL holders suffered their second defeat (9-2).

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