Overview

• Griscti, 23, sustained the injury when a backboard fell during an AIS Arena shootaround after a teammate’s dunk.
• He waited about 96 minutes on the court for transport to a hospital roughly five minutes away by car.
• ACT Ambulance chief David Dutton said the case was reviewed and deemed a priority two response, with the player conscious, alert and under a team doctor’s care.
• Scans confirmed a fractured vertebrae; the 36ers say he does not require surgery, has returned to Adelaide, and will miss the start of the season pending further medical advice.
• The NBL and the Australian Sports Commission, which operates AIS Arena, said they are investigating the equipment failure, as the ambulance service cites heavy demand, staffing pressures and notes planned interstate reinforcements in November.