Tyler Zeller Suffers Wrist Injury, UNC Basketball Continues Injury Streak

Tyler Zeller Suffers Wrist Injury, UNC Basketball Continues Injury Streak

UNC isn’t having a lot of luck when it comes to injuries. Just as star Tyler Hansbrough seems close to making a recovery and getting back on the court, freshman Tyler Zeller got hurt in UNC’s game against Kentucky.
 

The 7-foot 2008 Indiana Mr. Basketball suffered a wrist injury when he was fouled late in the game. Though he has only started two games at UNC, Zeller had a lot of promise and his injury left Coach Roy Williams feeling blue... and not the good Carolina blue kind of blue. Scout.com reports:

"Right now it's one of those things where you feel really good about the win, but at the same time you're concerned about Tyler Zeller," Roy Williams said in his postgame press conference.

"They're taking him up to the hospital right now and taking an X-ray and see what it is. Doesn't look good - doesn't give us a good feeling right now ..."

Zeller was fouled hard by Kentucky's Ramon Harris on a breakaway dunk attempt in the closing minutes of the game and fell awkwardly on his left wrist under the basket.

"When I was over there with him, he really felt a lot of pain," Williams said. "It was right on his wrist - I think it was the outside, is what he was saying. He came down and that's the first thing to hit the floor."

Here's to a speedy recovery for the freakishly tall Zeller.


 

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Comments

Anonymous
Harris didn't even touch him. That's all I'm saying. Posted 11/19/2008 1:15 PMReply
Anonymous
Blatant foul. That's all I'm saying. Posted 11/19/2008 1:22 PMReply
mlbrooks
In all seriousness, though, that really wasn't the "hard foul" that everyone's been calling it. Watch the angle from behind the basket and you can see that Harris barely touches him. Zeller just messed up. Posted 11/19/2008 2:04 PMReply
Anonymous
definately just messed up Posted 11/19/2008 2:42 PMReply
Anonymous
It wasn't a hard foul. He had a lot of momentum, got a little tap on the hip and just landed wrong. I'm a UNC fan and injuries like this will happen. Its early so hoepfully he'll be back by February. Posted 11/19/2008 5:07 PMReply
Anonymous
Harris definitely didn't touch him, he just fell hard. Hopefully he will be back on the court soon! Posted 11/19/2008 6:15 PMReply
Anonymous
I saw the replays last night on ESPNHD, they showed it about 10 times, Harris did NOT even touch him. It was just a freak accident. I dont' even know why they called a foul on him. These things happen. Injuries suck, but hopefully UNC will be OK. Posted 11/19/2008 6:24 PMReply
Anonymous
it wasn't the foul that hurt him, it was the fall. he was just off-balance and came down on it. no shit he was flustered (for lack of a better word) after being fouled and just came down on his wrist. but honestly we really don't need z to be a spectacular basketball team in the end. Posted 12/02/2008 10:26 PMReply

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