Damar Hamlin, of the Buffalo Bills, collapsed mid-game after colliding with a Cincinnati Bengals opponent
Damar Hamlin, a player of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills (National Football League), is in a critical condition in a hospital in Cincinnati after suffering cardiac arrest during his team’s early Tuesday morning game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hamlin, 24, collapsed mid-game after colliding with an opponent and was able to be revived by doctors before being rushed to hospital, where the young player is fighting for his life. The Bills defender immediately gained attention on the field, where his heartbeat was restored, but his situation keeps American and international sports on edge and spawned some of the biggest stars in the NBA, such as LeBron James, a passionate fan of football. , have sent encouraging messages to Hamlin.
“It was horrible to watch. My thoughts and prayers go to heaven, for the boy’s family, for him, and for the NFL family,” LeBron James said after the Lakers’ win on the Charlotte Hornets field. The fans have also reacted spectacularly, because before the incident, Damar Hamlin opened a “crowdfunding” to get $200,000 over Christmas to buy toys for underprivileged children in the United States and after his heart attack has already raised more than three million. .
“Our thoughts are with Damar and the Buffalo Bills. We will provide more information as it becomes available. The NFL has been in constant contact with the NFL Players Association, which agrees to postpone the game,” the agency said. League and who decided to suspend the game once the game ended. The ambulance in which Damar Hamlin was traveling left the Bengals’ Paul Brown Stadium half an hour after the collapse. The Bills defenseman took a heavy blow to the chest during a tackle on Tee Higgins with less than six minutes left in the first quarter of the game as his team trailed 7-3.
Hamlin managed to get to his feet after the collision with the Bengals player, but immediately afterwards fell backwards and hit his head on the grass. His teammates, kneeling before him in prayer, then formed a circle around Hamlin as paramedics poured onto the field to attend to him and perform CPR. Soon after, Hamlin was admitted to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he is still sedated, in a very concerning condition.
The game between the Bengals and the Bills, played in a stadium with a capacity of 65,000 spectators, was broadcast live in the United States on ABC and the sports channel ESPN during prime time and, after Hamlin retired by ambulance, to the applause of a to the shocked crowd, the players went back to warm-ups in case the game resumed again, but it was postponed permanently with no date.
Source: La Verdad
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