The Gainesville Sun Editorial Board
The Gator Nation received good news Tuesday when Keyontae Johnson’s parents reported that the University of Florida men’s basketball player had been upgraded to stable condition.
Johnson, 21, collapsed during UF’s game Saturday against Florida State University. He was unresponsive before being taken to a hospital in Tallahassee, and was later brought by helicopter to UF Health Shands hospital in Gainesville.
There were conflicting reports about his subsequent condition, with Johnson’s grandfather telling USA TODAY Sports that he had been placed in a medically induced coma at one point. Whatever the case, Johnson’s parents reported Tuesday that he was speaking with family members and doctors, and was even able to FaceTime his teammates.