Published on Friday, 9 December 2022 at 3:01:37 AM
August 1st, 2020. I went up for a block during a game and when I landed on both feet, the opposing guard had fell into the inside of my right knee with full force. As the umpires, players, coaches, fans and club representatives all could not move me off the court, the game was ended with 3:14 to go. After laying on the court for 45 minutes, the ambulance arrived and stated that the bone may have gone through an artery, meaning if the artery punctured, I could’ve died due to internal bleeding. The collision, in the end, resulted in a severely dislocated knee and later finding out that I had torn my ACL, LCL, MCL, calf and hamstring.
After numerous scans and tests, I had also severely damaged the tibia sciatic and the perennial nerve in my right leg, causing the function of my entire foot to fail. Meaning, I can no longer move my foot up and down or to the side until the nerve takes its time to heal, which could be in 2 days or 40 years.
October 12, 2020. I went to see a specialist, with my partner, the doctor had received the results from my EMP test, a nerve functioning assessment, and stated “you may no longer be able to play competitive basketball”. I broke down and, possibly for the first time ever, was left speechless.
March 25, 2021. I had an appointment with a exercise physiologist who, after vigorous tests, said I would be cleared to play in the next 2-4 weeks.
The article below depicts my story extremely well. Please feel free to read!
Liam Hunt Recovery Article
From this injury I learned to:
- Be grateful for every aspect of your life. To be able to breathe, walk, talk, smell, taste and live.
- Enjoy the journey of getting back onto the court and love working hard.
- Create minor goals to achieve during the road back to the court. Little wins are important. Celebrate!
- Give it everything you have. Leave no room for regrets when you are older.
- Find hobbies to do or see when you feel “flat”. Fishing, coaching, seeing close friends, video games, families and partners are major contributors to giving yourself a “break”.
- Approach life with a smile and a grateful attitude. Great things will come.
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