SuperCoach NBL Late Mail round 6: Bryce Cotton set to miss four weeks with rib injury
“I did a pretty good number on it”. Four-time NBL MVP Bryce Cotton has lifted the lid on a rib injury that saw him hospitalised over the weekend.
Perth Wildcats superstar Bryce Cotton is expected to miss a month with a gruesome rib injury.
The four-time NBL MVP remains in serious pain after going down in just the second minute against New Zealand Breakers on Saturday.
“I did a pretty good number on it,” Cotton told Channel 10.
“It’s a rib fracture, plus some cartilage broke off and my rib popped out of place.”
Cotton is owned by almost 20 per cent of SuperCoach teams.
Wildcats superstar Bryce Cotton could be sidelined for up to a month as he battles fractured ribs that were also displaced. The MVP hurt himself two minutes into Saturday's game, and is still in plenty of pain | @PerthWildcats@NBL@10SportAU#NBL25pic.twitter.com/gVuK3dTgXI
— 10 News First Perth (@10NewsFirstPER) October 22, 2024
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WILDCATS: COTTON UNLIKELY
Perth is yet to give an update on Bryce Cotton’s injury prognosis but reports out of WA have suggested there’s no break.
He’s reportedly sore and, while he was cleared to fly back from NZ with the team, he’s unlikely to play.
🚨 TEAM UPDATE 🚨
— Perth Wildcats (@PerthWildcats) October 22, 2024
Bryce Cotton has been diagnosed with a rib injury and will undergo further evaluation in the coming days. Additional updates will be provided as needed. pic.twitter.com/YWgPWKrKfW
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