WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In a freak accident following Game 3 of the N.B.A. Finals, Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Matthew Dellavedova suffered fractures in all four of his limbs and neck, but said that he should be ready to play in Game 4, on Thursday.
Speaking from an intensive-care unit at the Cleveland Clinic, the gritty Australian declined to dwell on the details of the accident, but said that he would not let the loss of his limbs and neck keep him out of Thursday's contest.
"I'm not going to give less than a hundred per cent just because I'm playing without a spinal column," said Dellavedova, who acknowledged that he also broke his spinal column.
Cleveland coach David Blatt praised Dellavedova, calling him "the kind of blue-collar steelworker lunch-pail smokestack guy who won't let a little full body cast slow him down."
Blatt said that he anticipated another gutsy performance from his point guard in Game 4, noting that Dellavedova had played several games in college with a detached head.
