For those of you who don't know, NBA star Andrei Kirilenko is playing overseas with CSKA Moscow and during a recent game for the team, he had a scary moment where he injured his head trying to knock the ball away:
Andrei Kirilenko is one of the many NBA players who decided to sign a contract overseas during the lockout. The former Jazz forward is playing for CSKA Moscow in the Russian league, and he suffered a nasty injury Saturday according to SportsRU.com. AK47 reportedly suffered a concussion and broken nose when he was pushed to [...]
An interesting consequence of the NBA lockout: An injury suffered last night by Andrei Kirilenko should have fans on two sides of the Atlantic concerned – and has international interest in Russian domestic basketball ever been higher than it’s likely to become…?
After bagging Euroleague player of the week honors – What did BallinEurope say? Awesome highlight clip runs at...
Ouch! Andrei Kirilenko could miss some Euroleague games after breaking his nose and possibly a concussion Saturday.
CSKA issued a statement saying that in addition to the broken nose, Kirilenko received stitches for the cut, but apparently did not suffer a concussion.
The statement also said his nose will be fixed upon returning to Moscow for additional tests that will pay particular...
Andrei Kirilenko has been dominating for CSKA Moscow this fall, but will undoubtedly miss time after slamming his head on the court during a Russian league game on Saturday. Andrei Kirilenko took a nasty fall, breaking his nose and suffering a concussion, according to SportsRU.com. AK47 is undergoing further medical testing.
Avert your eyes Utah Jazz fans and coaching staff because Andrei Kirilenko had one nasty fall.
"AK 47" is currently playing with CSKA Moscow for the duration of the NBA lockout and in a recent game, Andrei had a very scary fall to the court.
And by "scary fall" I mean Kirilenko hit the court so hard you can hear the impact, see his head bounce and blood started...
The Turkish Airlines Euroleague’s top-rated player so far this season, forward Andrei Kirilenko of CSKA Moscow, could miss time in the competition after breaking his nose in a domestic game Saturday. Kirilenko didn’t move for several seconds after crashing to the floor in a Russian League game while blood flowing from above his eye pooled [...]
It’s the irony of calling the players that come out of Europe soft — the referees over there allow the game to be far more physical. Current free agent but long-time Jazz big man Andrei Kirilenko is evidence of that as he suffered a broken nose and a concussion when his head slammed into the…
Basketball involves contact, but it’s not a contact sport. There’s no protection for the head outside of mouth guards, no real protection for other parts of the body. And sometimes, scary, freak things happen. Like this to Andrei Kirilenko in his game with CSKA Moscow this week. In the video, Kirilenko goes baseline, catches a…
That’s number two! Andrei Kirilenko kept his team undefeated while garnering Week 5 Euroleague MVP honors and the winner of the October MVP title too. During his 35 minutes on the floor of CSKA’s 77-66 fifth straight victory. Kirilenko finished the night with 17 points on near perfect shooting – 1 of 2 two-pointers, 1 for 1 from behind the arc and 12 of 13 on free throws...
If the jury is still out on the knee injury J.R. Smith suffered while playing in China over the weekend, we can be sure about what happened to former Utah Jazz All-Star Andrei Kirilenko after he crashed to the floor in a scary incident while working for CSKA Moscow.
AK, who had been named his league's player of the week just a few days before the incident, was sent spiraling...
This is what I’m talking about when I say players going overseas is risky. Andrei Kirilenko fell to the floor in Russia like a sack of Eddy Curry’s, breaking his nose if not his entire face. J.R. Smith injured himself during opening night in China and needed to be carried off the court into an ambulance. These aren’t the worst injuries. At least not Kirilenko. Despite putting...
A couple days back we posted a video of Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko getting a scary head injury while playing for Russia's CSKA Moscow.
Another notable NBA name suffered an injury playing overseas and it happened to Nuggets guard JR Smith. Smith is currently playing in China and suffers the injury when he tried to make a cut to the basket.
The injury happens...
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