After an outpour of emotional support on social media in the aftermath of Louisville's Kevin Ware's gruesome leg injury, mainly on Twitter, the inspirational guard tweets "back to my brother I go" to let his fans know the latest on his recovery.
Social media exploded with support of Ware, resulting in an abundance of support from around the country. Former NFL quarterback Joe Theismann, who also suffered a horrific leg injury on Monday Night Football in 1985 that ended his career, and Miami Heat stars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, as well as Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant were among those tweeting encouraging words.
According to the Huffington Post, the sophomore guard was back on Louisville's campus Tuesday afternoon after being released from an Indianapolis hospital, two days after the stomach turning accident that resulted in him breaking his right leg.
"I couldn't be anymore happier to see my brothers man. Unexplainable!!" Ware tweeted after returning to the Cardinals' practice facility, entering through a back door.
Ware spoke with the public for the first time Monday, recounting what had happened to him.
"This is a minor setback for a major comeback," Ware told the New York Daily News on Monday. "I have to have the right approach to it. (Doctors) told me things are gonna be good for me. This is not a lifetime injury where I can never play basketball again. ... But getting to where I want to be and where I need to be is gonna take some time."
"I jumped and my leg felt kind of funny," Ware told ESPN.com. "When Coach (Pitino) tried to help me up, he gave me a funny kind of look. I'm looking at him and then I look down and I see my bone sticking out. It wasn't a hurt feeling. I just went into shock. In the moment, you don't know what's wrong with you. You're just looking, thinking, 'How did this happen?' I never watched the replay. I never want to."
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