The anecdote is absolutely terrible. Taken by a pressing desire during a match against Italy on the sidelines of the last Olympic Games, Aron Baynes is finally found lying in the toilets of the hall, unconscious, his shirt stained with blood and his arm punctured in two places. . As he gradually regains consciousness, the pivot tries to get up but fails, his legs are paralyzed and he can no longer walk. The Australian will recount having burst into tears, thinking of the worst. But don’t panic, months of rehabilitation later, your favorite lumberjack is soon back on the floor!
The story could have ended very badly. Victim of a terrible accident during the Tokyo Olympics a year ago, Aron Baynes will finally put on his sneakers for the coming season, good news for all basketball fans. However, the case was far from over. The life of the pivot could even have been radically turned upside down after his hospitalization last August for a hemorrhage in the spine. Hit in the spinal cord and paralyzed for more than two months, our big guy will have to show extraordinary resilience to get out of it. Chaining the rehabilitations one after the other, Aron confides to having lived the most difficult period of his life. And how to contradict it? Strongly marked by the quadriplegia of his uncle – also victim of an accident 10 years ago – the interior fears for his health. Already subject to warning signs a few days before his misadventure, the Australian had fallen on his neck after a dunk, Baynes says that this shock could be the cause of his accident, without certainty however. In any case, one thing is certain, the 2014 champion is a warrior, a real one. Coming straight back from hell, the bearded man is now preparing to put on his best shorts again to jostle for the snowshoes.
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For the most attentive, you will surely have already seen it in Las Vegas a few weeks ago. Present at the Summer League, the Australian pivot took advantage of the moment to organize a few workouts under the eyes of NBA scouts already there. Well, obviously without success, since Aron did not finally convince any franchise to give him a chance, probably still skeptical about his physical condition. Not enough to demoralize our big guy, he has seen others. Neither one nor two, the project is all mapped out: Baynes has just signed up for the Brisbane Bullets in Australia. Yet courted by Chinese but also European teams, the interior preferred the NBL in order to be able to join the NBA during the season if the opportunity arose. The Australian championship ending at the end of February, Baynes could therefore be available to bring his meat and his shot into the racket who wants it. Finally, let’s add to this that playing in the country will certainly be a real psychological plus for the boy.
Victorious in the biggest match in his history, Aron Baynes knows, however, that there is still a long way to go before finding his real basketball. The very symbol of resilience and self-sacrifice, the bearded giant will have to be counted on to give everything in Australia. The objective is clear, to send wood home to hopefully earn a place in the League he knows so well.
Source texte : ESPN