Australian basketball player fractures back after backboard crashes down during practice

Ben Griscti, who plays for the Australian professional men's basketball team, the Adelaide 36ers, is on the road to recovery after he was on the receiving end of a backboard mishap recently during practice. The 36-year-old ended up with a fractured vertebra after a backboard collapsed following a fellow basketball player’s dunk during last Saturday’s practice at the Australian Institute of Sport Arena in Canberra, the Adelaide 36ers confirmed. The injury forced Griscti to the sideline for the start of Australia’s National Basketball League season. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS...