March Madness superstar Lauren Betts suffers mysterious injury during national championship game
UCLA superstar Lauren Betts sat out several minutes of the women's national championship game after appearing to suffer a mysterious issue with her throat. During the first quarter of Sunday's clash against the South Carolina Gamecocks, Betts could be seen hunched over on the bench coughing into a towel.She appeared to be frantically complaining to UCLA staff: 'I have something stuck in my throat!'Betts was seen coughing and grimacing on the bench, while cameras also caught a member of medical staff seen examining inside her mouth.She was given an inhaler and what appeared to be an energy gel before eventually returning to the game in the second quarter.At halftime, Betts was interviewed about the injury and she admitted to ESPN: 'I don't know what was going on - I think it's really dry in here... but I'm good.' Lauren Betts suffered a mysterious injury in the women's national championship game She appeared to be complaining to UCLA staff: 'I have something stuck in my throat!' The UCLA superstar was inspected by medical staff on the Bruins bench on Sunday
By then, UCLA had raced into a commanding lead after South Carolina failed to capitalize on Betts' absence. Even with the 22-year-old center struggling on the bench, Dawn Staley's Gamecocks didn't score a single point in the final 4:22 of the first quarter. By halftime, UCLA had established a 36-23 advantage.On Monday, UConn will face Michigan in the men's national championship and on the eve of the game, Huskies guard Solo Ball was seen wearing a protective boot after spraining his ankle.UConn coach Dan Hurley revealed the news at a national championship press conference the day after his Huskies defeated Illinois to earn the spot in the title game.'He's in a boot, took some type of a foot sprain, so won't participate in anything today and see how he's feeling tomorrow,' Hurley revealed.Ball, a Virginia native and a junior guard, is a crucial veteran on the Huskies. He dropped his best scoring game so far at the NCAA tournament in Saturday night's Final Four with 13 points and two assists.
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March Madness superstar Lauren Betts suffers mysterious injury during national championship game
