The wife of Australian golfer Jason Day has been put on a stretcher
in a neck brace and taken to hospital after basketball superstar LeBron
James barrelled into her.
Ellie Day was sitting next to her
husband at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, where James' Cleveland
Cavaliers were hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder, when James hurled
himself at a ball that was going out of bounds.
James flicked the
ball back but could not stop his momentum from crashing into the
courtside seating and Mrs Day bore the full brunt of his 203-centimetre,
113-kilogram frame.
ESPN reporter Brian Windhorst tweeted that Day escorted his wife from the stadium and that she was talking.
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He said she has been transported to a local hospital.
James told
www.cleveland.com that Mrs Day did not appear to be seriously injured after the incident.
"She squeezed my hand, said she was fine," James said.
"I
think she was just a little weary. For me, obviously, her health is
very important and hopefully she is doing well. The guys told me she's
doing great now. For me, just going for a loose ball, tried to keep the
possession going, I just hate that that was the end result."
According to the NBA, Mrs Day will remain overnight in hospital for observation.
The
incident happened with little over three minutes remaining in the
match. James was said to be shaken afterwards and several Cavaliers
players showed concern for Mrs Day as she was attended to by medical
staff.
James conveyed his best wishes to Mrs Day on Twitter.
"Ellie Day I hope you're doing okay! My apologies! Hope u guys come back to another games soon. Love LJ!" he tweeted.
Mrs
Day, who gave birth last month to a baby girl named Lucy Adenil,
describes herself as a "small town Ohio girl (who) happens to love a guy
who is good at golf" on her Twitter account. The Cavaliers won 104-100
with James scoring a game-high 33 points.
The Day couple posed for a photo before the game which was tweeted by the Cavaliers.
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