No one ever wants to go through the type of injury Kevin Ware went through, but it must be AMAZING to see all the love & support he’s received. He heard from SOOOO many people including Melo, JR Smith, LeBron, Common, RG3, Lil Wayne, The Roc, Michael Strahan & many more.
I saw on Twitter that Kobe said he’s going to call him, but haven’t heard if he did that yet. So who did call Kevin? 2 big time names in the NBA. Check it out….
*KOBE TWEETS ABOVE IN GALLERY*
Via Adam Himmelsbach at USAToday:
Ware said he has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support since his injury. He received calls from Dwight Howard and Charles Barkley. He received a visit from NCAA president Mark Emmert. He lied in bed and scrolled through his Twitter feed, where there were messages from NBA stars like LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony and Rajon Rondo.
“I’ve never had this much support in my life,” Ware said. “Like, I’m just so grateful for it, you know?”
The past 24 hours, Ware said, were mostly a blur. When he suffered the injury in the first half of the Duke game, planting awkwardly on his right leg as it snapped like a toothpick, he thought he had just sprained his ankle.
Then he saw the look of horror in Cardinals coach Rick Pitino’s eyes. Then he looked at his leg and saw the chunk of bone that had punctured his skin. Then he immediately went into shock. Ware Sr., watching from New York, said he thought he was going to have a heart attack in his home.
Ware Jr. remembered Louisville forward Luke Hancock coming over and comforting him. He remembered Hancock saying a prayer, a powerful moment in a suddenly silent arena.
“And that made me just go into Kevin mode,” Ware said. “I just told Luke, ‘I’m good. Just win this game.’ I just kept repeating that. I got louder and louder and Russ was there and I’m pulling their jerseys, trying to get in their face like, ‘Ya’ll got to win this game.’ When they took me off the court, I heard so many cheers, and I’m like ‘When I’m out of surgery, there’s gonna be some good news.”
