NBA World Sends Love To Shawn Bradley After Accident Leaves Him Paralyzed

The NBA community is teaming up to send well wishes to former Dallas Mavericks big man Shawn Bradley.

Bradley was reportedly riding his bicycle near his home in Utah when he was struck by a vehicle, leaving him paralyzed.

Former Maverick Shawn Bradley has just released a statement through the team announcing he was recently struck from behind by an automobile while riding his bicycle near his home in St. George, Utah, and suffered a traumatic spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed.

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) March 17, 2021

Mark Cuban and Donnie Nelson have released statements on Shawn Bradley.

The Dallas Mavericks announce former center Shawn Bradley was left paralyzed after being struck by a car while riding his bike in January

He is currently undergoing rehab and in good spirits 🙏 pic.twitter.com/UIfxv7OsF7

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 17, 2021

Many people around the NBA have taken to social media to send their wishes to Shawn Bradley.

We are thinking of former 76er Shawn Bradley and his family. Wishing them all the best during Shawn’s recovery. https://t.co/7joHRz0qNN

— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) March 17, 2021

Bro what????? First time I ever saw Shawn Bradley was at UNLV in an AAU tourney. He was playing Tracy Murray’s team. Gym was packed, Bradley was 7’5” in HS. Prayers up for him and his family. This is terrible. pic.twitter.com/i2FLhVHklX

— BEAN 🏁🏁🏁 (@MGRADS) March 17, 2021

Prayers to Shawn Bradley who news broke is now paralyzed 💔

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— George Jarjour (@GeorgeOnTap) March 17, 2021

Terrible news about former Mavs center Shawn Bradley. One of the nicest guys to come through here in my time with the Mavs. The Mavs have released this statement on his behalf about a recent automobile-bicycle accident that has left him paralyzed pic.twitter.com/m4kmv6PNbG

— Mark Followill (@MFollowill) March 17, 2021

Shawn Bradley was in an accident two months ago that caused a traumatic spinal cord injury and left him paralyzed. https://t.co/Ev7OEEcNXK

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) March 17, 2021

Horrific news about former @sixers center Shawn Bradley. The 7'6" star was riding his bicycle a mile from his home in Utah when he was struck by a car and paralyzed. He has been hospitalized for the past 8 weeks while learning how to live life as a paraplegic. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/cJupmF5nwu

— Jamie Apody (@JamieApody) March 17, 2021

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Super sad.
Former BYU, NBA star Shawn Bradley paralyzed following accident on his bike https://t.co/SE8pbR9dyu

— Ryan Smith (@RyanQualtrics) March 17, 2021

Absolutely terrible news here from Shawn Bradley… https://t.co/cTJBzPodIy

— Bill Riley (@espn700bill) March 17, 2021

According to reports, the Shawn Bradley accident happened back in January. He has spent the past eight weeks hospitalized, and underwent surgery on his neck.

Many thought and prayers are withe Shawn Bradley. What a truly awful story.

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