Auburn basketball experienced a brief injury scare in the second half of Sunday’s Elite Eight game vs. No. 2 seed Michigan State.
At the 10:47 mark of the second half at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Tigers star forward Johni Broome appeared to sustain an elbow and leg injury.
The injuries came at the basket at the end of a play where Michigan State’s Freddie Fidler missed a layup inside the paint. Broome immediately went down on the floor and appeared to have fallen into an awkward position on his left leg.
Broome, whose wrist was treated by Auburn medical staff moments before the nasty fall, was immediately brought back to the Tigers locker room for further testing.
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As Broome was walking off the court, he was seen walking gingerly.
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Broome appeared to injure his left leg and his right elbow on his fall in the second half against Michigan State.
Though Broome returned to the game, and got a rebound and made a 3-pointer upon his return, Broome was seen favoring his left arm late in the game and was not using his right to get rebounds. Broome’s x-rays were negative, per CBS’ Tracy Wolfson, but the full extent of his injuries were unknown in-game.
Johni Broome injury updates
Broome exited the Tigers’ Elite Eight game vs. Michigan State with apparent elbow and leg injuries.
CBS’ Tracy Wolfson reported that Broome told Auburn coach Bruce Pearl that he couldn’t push through it as he headed to the locker room for further testing.
“As you mentioned Ian, Johni Broome is dealing with those two injuries. He is in the locker room right now. Bruce Pearl asked Johni as he was walking off the court if he was okay and he looked at him and said no. He told his teammates to finish the game.”
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After being looked at in the locker room, Broome checked back into the game at the 5:29 mark of the second half and secured a rebound and hit a 3-pointer in quick succession. Wolfson later reported that Broome’s X-rays were negative in the locker room.
Broome, who hit a 3-pointer on his first shot back, gave a thumbs up to CBS broadcasters Grant Hill and Bill Rafferty during teammate Denver Jones’ free throw attempts to acknowledge that he is all right.
This story has been updated with new information
