NBA legend Vlade Divac undergoes emergency surgery after scary motorcycle accident
Vlade Divac needed emergency surgery to implant an artificial hip on Friday after falling off his motorcycle in a scary incident in Montengero.
The iconic NBA center broke his hip in the Thursday accident, which came on a road near the Montenegrin Adriatic Sea coast, according to the Associated Press.
'During the day, a surgical procedure was performed,' said Ljubica Mitrovic, a spokeswoman of the hospital in the town of Risan told the outlet. 'He is in a stable general and physical condition and is under a careful supervision of the medical staff.'
Kings' Vlade Divac (C) drives against Los Angeles Lakers' Robert Horry (L) and Shaquille O'Neal during Game 6 of the NBA Western Conference Finals May 31, 2002.
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Injuries from the accident left Divac, 57, unable to stand, per Serbia's Informer.
As one of the first wave of European players to come to the NBA, Divac introduced himself to North America in 1989 with the Lakers, earning All-Rookie honors.
Over 16 NBA seasons, the 7-foot-1 big man went on to play for the Hornets and Kings before returning to the Lakers before retiring after the 2004-05 campaign — becoming the first player born and trained outside the US to play over 1,000 games in the league.
acramento Kings general manager Vlade Divac looks on from the bench as his team warms up before facing the Denver Nuggets in an NBA basketball game , Oct. 21, 2017.
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In 2009, Sacramento retired his No. 21 and in 2019, he was inducted into the Basetball Hall of Fame.
A post-playing career saw Divac start out as a Lakers scout before joining the Kings' front office in 2015, eventually taking the reigns as general manager, a position he held until stepping down in 2020.
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