Former NBA center Shawn Bradley paralyzed as result of bike accident | The Jump
SALT LAKE CITY — A former BYU and NBA star was left paralyzed after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle in January, according to details released by his ex-team, the Dallas Mavericks.
Shawn Bradley released the first public details Wednesday of an accident that happened on Jan. 20 near his St. George home. The 7-foot-6 former Mavericks center was riding his bicycle about a block from his house and was hit from behind by a vehicle.
The accident left Bradley with a traumatic spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed. After undergoing neck fusion surgery, the Emery High product was hospitalized for eight weeks and has been undergoing rehabilitation.