As his teammates gave a touching tribute to him, Aussie Boomers prima Aron Baynes has received an unfortunate update connected an wounded helium suffered astatine the Tokyo Olympics.
The Boomers centre was forced to ticker the Aussies instrumentality a history-making bronze medal without him aft helium underwent attraction for a neck wounded sustained successful the locker country successful a freak mishap during their Olympics clash with Italy.
After the Boomers' triumph implicit Slovenia, Australia's standout subordinate of the game, and Baynes' erstwhile San Antonio Spurs teammate Patty Mills, held up a medal and shouted "Baynesy!"
Despite missing retired connected celebrating with his Boomers teammates, Baynes was not forgotten for his contribution.
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"We've got his medal," Joe Ingles said aft the triumph astir Mills' gesture.
"Obviously helium couldn't beryllium present arsenic of close now.
"[He's] different feline who has been a immense portion of this for a agelong time; different adjacent person of ours who has been portion of it.
"[It's] Unfortunate that helium couldn't beryllium present with his wounded but again, helium has been arsenic large a portion of this arsenic we person arsenic well. We emotion Bangers and hopefully he's bully and steadfast soon and volition get connected a formation with these guys."
While celebrating their bronze medal triumph successful the locker room, the Boomers had Baynes connected a video telephone from his infirmary furniture to articulation them virtually.
According to The Athletic, Baynes received devastating quality successful hospital, with nervus harm successful his cervix perchance acceptable to support him sidelined for the entirety of the 2021/22 NBA season.
After being waived by the Toronto Raptors up of playing his 2nd and past twelvemonth of his declaration with the team, Baynes' NBA aboriginal is present uncertain.
When helium was ruled retired of the Tokyo Olympics pursuing the Italy match, Baynes said helium was "really disappointed" helium couldn't play retired the tourney successful Tokyo.
"I on with the remainder of the squad person been moving truthful hard successful our quest for an historical Olympic medal and I americium gutted that I can't implicit the travel with the boys, but I person each assurance that they volition get the occupation done," he said successful a connection astatine the time.
After spending the aboriginal years of his hoops vocation successful Europe, the 34-year-old managed to carve retired a palmy vocation successful the NBA since 2013. Baynes won an NBA Championship successful 2014 with Mills astatine the San Antonio Spurs, and since 2015 he's had stints with the Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns and Toronto Raptors.
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