The revival of the NBA Vlade Divac, was subjected to emergency surgery after fracturing the hip when falling from his motorcycle In Montenegro as the doctors reported this Friday.
The accident It happened on Thursday on a road near the Montenegrina coast of the Adriatic Sea. The hospital authorities reported that Divac suffered a fracture and that a hip prosthesis was implanted.
“During the day, a surgical intervention was performed,” Ljubica Mitrovic, spokesman for the Risan City Hospital, said. “It is stable in its physical and general condition, and is under the attentive supervision of medical staff.”
16 seasons in the NBA
The Serbian pivot of 2.15 meters began and finished his 16 -year -old career in the NBA with Los Angeles Lakers. He also played for the Charlotte Hornets and the Sacramento Kings. It was there in 2001. Subsequently, he served as general manager of the Kings.
When he joined the Lakers in 1989, he was part of the first group of European players to sign for the NBA. Divac, 57, was also the first player born and trained outside from the United States to play more than 1000 games in the NBA.
He was chosen a member of the Basketball Hall of Basketball Naismith Memorial in 2019. He served for two mandates as director of the Serbian Olympic Committee.
