Serbian national team forward Boriša Simanić had his kidney removed after taking an elbow to his abdomen during a FIBA World Cup game last week, the Serbian…
The Serbian Basketball Federation announced Monday that forward Borisa Simanic has lost one of his kidneys as the result of an injury sustained during a World Cup game against South Sudan. Simanic has been operated on twice in Manila, the team said. Additional complications presented themselves after the first surgery, team doctor Dragan Radovanovic said, requiring the second procedure on Sunday where the kidney was removed.