Great Britain women's basketball match abandoned after medical incident in crowd

Category: Sports

The Great Britain women's basketball match against Germany was abandoned due to a medical incident in the crowd. The game was called off after the third period when a fan alerted the Germany bench. Medics assisted the spectator, who was taken away on a stretcher. Germany was leading 54-43 at the time of the abandonment, and both teams agreed to end the match.

Keywords: Great Britain, Germany, basketball

Source: BBC

Update At: 7/23/2024

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