{"id":114291,"date":"2025-06-21T11:55:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T11:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/114291\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T11:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T11:55:12","slug":"la-lakers-hero-vlade-divac-rushed-to-hospital-for-emergency-surgery-after-terrifying-motorbike-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/114291\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Lakers hero Vlade Divac rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after terrifying motorbike accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VLADE Divac has undergone surgery after breaking his hip in a motorbike accident.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/los-angeles-lakers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> star, 57, suffered the injury in Montenegro on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls defending Vlade Divac of the Charlotte Hornets.\" height=\"960\" width=\"798\" data-credit=\"AFP\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chicago-bulls-defends-vlade-divac-809362641.jpg\" data-caption=\"Valde Divac guards Chicago Bulls icon Michael Jordan\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chicago-bulls-defends-vlade-divac-809362641.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Valde Divac guards Chicago Bulls icon Michael JordanCredit: AFP<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vlade Divac, Sacramento Kings general manager, sitting on the bench.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"AP\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/file-sacramento-kings-general-manager-1004271655_f03073.jpg\" data-caption=\"Divac, 57, worked as the Sacramento Kings' general manager\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/file-sacramento-kings-general-manager-1004271655_f03073.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Divac, 57, worked as the Sacramento Kings&#8217; general managerCredit: AP<\/p>\n<p>Divac then underwent successful surgery yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The 7ft 1in former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/nba\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA<\/a> center continues to be monitored by doctors.<\/p>\n<p>He is being looked after at a hospital in Montenegrin seaside town Risin.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the hospital offered a brief update on Divac&#8217;s condition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During the day, a surgical procedure was performed,&#8221; they confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is in a stable general and physical condition and is under a careful supervision of the medical staff.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Divac was selected by the Lakers with the No26 pick in the 1989 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/nba-draft\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Serbian spent the first seven seasons of his career in Los Angeles, before being traded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/charlotte-hornets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Amazingly, Divac was moved in exchange for the draft rights to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/kobe-bryant\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kobe Bryant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After helping the Hornets to the Conference semi-finals in 1998, Divac became a free agent.<\/p>\n<p>LA Lakers owner Jeanie Buss agrees to sell NBA team for $10 BILLION in shock announcement<\/p>\n<p>He went on to pen a six-year, $62.5 million deal with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/sacramento-kings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sacramento Kings<\/a>, where he would become part of a brilliant team.<\/p>\n<p>Having finished No1 in the West in 2002, the Kings were controversially beaten by the Lakers in the Conference Finals.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers won Game 7 112-106 in overtime, having benefited from several questionable calls in Game 6.<\/p>\n<p>In 2004, Divac returned to the Lakers as a free agent.<\/p>\n<p>Following persistent back issues, he retired the following year.<\/p>\n<p>Divac subsequently began working for the Lakers as a European scout.<\/p>\n<p>While he remained a hero in Sacramento, having his No21 jersey retired in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, Divac returned to the Kings, becoming general manager under owner Vivek Ranadive.<\/p>\n<p>He remained in the role for five seasons, with Sacramento failing to make the playoffs in that time.<\/p>\n<p>Notably in 2018, Divac selected Marvin Bagley with the No2 pick over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/luka-doncic\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luka Doncic<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"VLADE Divac has undergone surgery after breaking his hip in a motorbike accident. 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