Dramatic, this was the turn that the life of Shawn Bradley took, known for being the third player highest in NBA history (2. meters) and for acting with Michael Jordan in the movie Space Jam.
The former basketball player German would be in a wheelchair forever, after being hit by a car in January 2005, while riding his bicycle near his residence, in St. George (Utah).
Bradley became a paraplegic, given that the accident caused him a spinal cord injury.In a report for Sports Illustrated, the giant said that an attempt on his life passed through his mind
“Perhaps, it would be better if everyone or this will end. Yes, those kinds of thoughts appeared and were real. I never imagined myself having those kinds of feelings, but I definitely had them “, confessed the Pivot.
Life in wheelchair wheels
The former player of the Philadelphia 76ers (1993-1995), New Jersey Nets (1995-1997) and Dallas Mavericks (1997-2005) is beginning to regain mobility in his limbs. Before, he could only control his breathing.
“It’s hard to let them see me like that. It is a challenge to remember what one day was, and know that it will never be the same“, Bradley said when his former Mavericks teammates visited him. Previously, he was three weeks in intensive care.
During their seasons in the NBA, Shawn Bradley averaged 8.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks. In addition, you earned more than $29 million dollars and was capped by the German national team.
According to Sport Illustrated, a treatment for a patient like Bradley costs between $300 one thousand and $1 million dollars during the first year, and approximately $5 million for life.
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