Alessandro Gentile after horrific fall: 'Thanks God for another opportunity' / News - Basketnews.com

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Following the bad fall in Spain, Alessandro Gentile gave an update about his condition.

Alessandro Gentile

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"Thanks God for another opportunity... And thank you all for your love. See you soon," Gentile wrote on Instagram.

Many basketball players reacted to the message with heart and prayer emojis, including Donatas Motiejunas, Marco Belinelli, Riccardo Moraschini, Jordan Theodore, Danilo Andjusic, Andrea Cinciarini, and others.

The 30-year-old Italian was hospitalized in Palma de Mallorca after falling from a balcony of the villa in Formentera he had rented. Gentile was immediately rushed to the hospital by helicopter.

Shortly after an unfortunate incident, Gentile himself reassured everyone that "it's not very serious."

"I'll come to Italy for treatment. I thank everyone who has had a thought or a message for me and I'm sorry you were worried," the player posted on his Instagram account.

According to Gazzetta Dello Sport, Gentile suffered some fractures to the vertebrae.

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