If you followed with curiosity Kyle Anderson’s experience with the Chinese national team during the last World Cup, you will surely have noticed the pair of “Kareem-style” glasses worn by the Minnesota Timberwolves player. What you probably don’t know is the story behind those glasses and the there is a more than real risk of never seeing Anderson on the pitch again for the rest of his career. In fact, during Game 4 of the last playoffs against the Denver Nuggets, Anderson suffered an accidental blow to the face from teammate Anthony Edwardsimmediately returning to the locker room with a facial injury and missing the next postseason game. In fact, the injury was much more serious than initially imagined, so much so that he doubts whether he can play basketball again. “I held out for my family, everyone was very scared and I couldn’t show them that I was too. But it was very hard. What they told me was that they weren’t sure if I could play basketball again“.
The eye operation and a new-old number to start over
However, the meeting with Dr. Stephen Schwartz of UCLA changed the situation, assuring him that with a surgical operation he would be able to take the field, so much so that he also managed to do it with the Chinese national team – albeit not with great results – during the World Cup. The after-effects, however, have not been completely overcome: “I’m improving, but still at the end of June or beginning of July, doing practice matches in dark gyms in New Jersey, I couldn’t see anything. But now it’s much better, and with the lighting in NBA arenas I shouldn’t have any problems.” In addition to the glasses, which he wore on and off during the matches against China, a new feature for next season will be the shirt number, given that he gave up his number 5 to his “executioner” Edwards, returning to the number 1 he had worn in San Antonio and Memphis. “That really destroyed me” Anderson said jokingly. “No, I had no problem giving it to Ant, just as I wouldn’t have had any of my mates.” Make sure you still have a future in basketball, moreover in a year in which his contract is expiringthat’s enough already.
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Kyle Anderson acquires Chinese nationality
2023-10-01 14:43:36
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