Dante Exum was injured by a Guerschon Yabusele body slam during massive EuroLeague brawl

Exum suffered a ruptured tendon in his second toe.

Dante Exum and Guerschon Yabusele, two former NBA players, were involved in a massive brawl during a EuroLeague playoff match.

Exum, who was selected No. 5 overall in the 2014 NBA Draft, now plays for Partizan Belgrade. Yabusele, drafted No. 16 in 2016, now suits up for Real Madrid.

When the two teams faced each other on Thursday, the two teams got chippy late in the fourth quarter. While the altercation began with shoving following a foul by Sergio Llull on Kevin Punter, it quickly escalated when Yabusele body-slammed Exum.

You can watch a full video of the brawl below, but it wasn’t pretty and not what you want to see when you watch sports. The game was fully suspended following the incident. Both clubs were fined for unsportsmanlike conduct.

OK, that was a lot to process. But it didn’t look fun for anyone involved. Let’s try to piece together what happened.

In addition to Exum, former NBA player Dzanan Musa was shoved to the floor by Mathias Lessort.

But the most critical moment was the body slam from Yabusele.

If you didn’t originally catch it, here is a more zoomed-in video:

YIKES.

Once everything settled down, meanwhile, Exum could only get off the floor because he had assistance from his teammates and team medical staff.

That body slam clearly made a serious impact on Exum.

Unfortunately for the Australian guard, he had to leave the WiZink Center in Madrid on crutches.

Partizan’s doctor, Moma Jakovljevic, revealed that Exum suffered a ruptured tendon in his second toe. The doctor, who described it as a “serious” injury, said Exum also suffered an upper lip injury.

Yabusele posted on Instagram and apologized to Exum, who will likely miss the remainder of the series with the injured toe.

Yabusele was hit with a 5-game suspension for his actions.

Punter received a 2-game suspension, Lessort received a 1-game suspension, and Gabriel Deck received a 1-game suspension as well.

The decisions are not subject to appeal.

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