The injury happened right in front of Pitino and the Louisville bench, and several Cardinals were overcome with emotion. Ware was taken off the court on a stretcher. Bush, now with the Chicago Bears, has recovered to have a productive NFL career. Pitino said it was the same injury former Louisville running back Michael Bush had in football.
"Basically, the bone popped out of the skin," he said. Pitino said Ware's leg broke in two spots. "He said 'Don't worry about me, I'm good, I'll have my surgery tonight,"' Behanan said. One of Ware's teammates and closest friends, Chane Behanan, spoke with Ware at halftime. Klein said a team of doctors was being assembled. Louisville spokesman Kenny Klein said hospital officials told the school that Ware was "resting comfortably" and that the pain was "under control." School officials said Ware was taken to Methodist Hospital with a broken lower right leg. Ware's leg buckled when he landed, bending almost at a right angle. With 6:33 left in the first half, Ware tried to contest a 3-pointer by Tyler Thornton.
Video of the injury was posted on YouTube - CBS initially replayed it twice before changing course.
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Viewers who watched the injury on TV reacted on social networks and (hash)KevinWare shot to one of the top worldwide trending topics on Twitter. "The bone's 6 inches out of his leg and all he's yelling is, 'Win the game, win the game,"' Pitino said. Ware's right leg bent in such an awkward and frightening angle that CBS stopped showing replays shortly after the fall in the NCAA tournament matchup against Duke. INDIANAPOLIS - A gruesome injury that left Louisville guard Kevin Ware with a broken leg plunged Lucas Oil Stadium into horrified silence, with coach Rick Pitino wiping away tears and shocked teammates openly weeping during Sunday's Midwest Regional final.
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