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Scary injury to Wayne Chism dampens an otherwise excellent game against Ragin' Cajuns: UT 89, UL-Laf. 62

Wayne Chism had another monster performance, putting in 18 points, pulling down 15 rebounds, dishing out three assists, knocking away two shots, and taking away one steal against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns in an 89-62 victory for the Vols. I was late to the party, so I didn't actually see any of this. All I saw was Chism falling to the ground head first and laying there while Bob Kesling and Bert Bertlekamp speculated on why the trainers were strapping Wheezy to the stretcher and whisking him away to the hospital.

The most preliminary of reports is that that Chism suffered a "neck and back injury" on the play and that the whole stretcher/ambulance/hospital thing was merely precautionary. Let's hope, and not only because we have Kansas, Gonzaga, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, and Memphis on the horizon. Let's hope he's all right just because.

Chism wasn't the only Vol to have an eventful game against the Cajuns. Tyler Smith was also in double figures and had four rebounds and one each of a block, steal, and assist. There were seven other players to score, including Josh Tabb, Scotty Hopson, and Cam Tatum, who each contributed nine points.

As a team, Tennessee hit 48.4% from the field, 26.9% from three-point range, and 69% from the free throw line. The stat line shows that the Vols had 35 bench points to UL-Laf's 29 and that Tennessee had a whopping 31 points off turnovers.

All of that is secondary to Chism's status, though. We'll presume for now that the immobility routine was in fact just precautionary. We'll have updates as we learn more.

[Note by Joel, 12/29/08 10:26 PM EST ] Mike Griffith was there and says that Chism was moving his fingers and talking to folks, but that he didn't open his eyes for several minutes after falling. Still no report from the hospital at this time.

[Note by Joel, 12/29/08 10:39 PM EST ] WBIR has this quote from Pearl: "[Chism had] movement everywhere but his right hand." Chism will have an MRI to determine the extent of his injuries. The articles also says that Chism was conscious the entire time but that "it took him a while to realize where he was and what happened."

[Note by Joel, 12/30/08 9:12 AM EST ] Just a stinger, according to Pearl via ESPN. Thanks to Will for the find and the link below.

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I was sitting pretty close to where he fell

He was moving all his limbs but seemed really woozy. Scary scary few minutes.

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I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.

by Holly on Dec 29, 2008 10:29 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Different

Not used to seeing that kind of thing in basketball.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Dec 29, 2008 10:42 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow.

I quit watching it when it was like 72-48 or something like that. It was like a Harlem Globetrotters game until that point.

by wvvol on Dec 29, 2008 11:51 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Chism "OK" via Pearl @ ESPN.com:

Story here:

Reached by text late Monday night, Pearl told ESPN.com’s Andy Katz that Chism will be “OK.” He said the elbow hit caused a “stinger.”

by wshelton2 on Dec 30, 2008 12:46 AM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wayne Chism Injuries from volunteertv.com

They said he has elbow and spine contusions which simply means that the nerves in those places are bruised. I was actually at the game and i was really worried because he is my favorite player and it was really scary beacause he landed on his back and that can cause serious spinal problems. Wayne you are in our prayers and we love you soo much and hope that you can get better soon !!!!!

by **WayneChismLuver** on Dec 30, 2008 1:17 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wayne Chism should have been out of the game by the time the accident happened

I attended the game with the intention of leaving when the VOLS opened up a 30 point lead. That happened around the 10 minute mark in the second half. I am glad to hear that Wayne is ok. I have to be critical of Pearl, however ,because games turn sloppy and unstructured when a rout like this develops. Chism, Smith, Williams, and Prince should have been on the bench for the final five minutes. The young players like Philip Jurick need a little game experience.

by carbonzip on Dec 30, 2008 4:48 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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