SEC Releases Statement on Nick Weatherspoon’s Injury

The Southeastern Conference released a statement late last night about the injury that occurred to Mississippi State’s Nick Weatherspoon.

According to the statement, all three referees failed to notice that Weatherspoon was down on the court.

Of course, they allowed play to continue and Weatherspoon ended up suffering a serious neck injury when he was kicked in the face.

SEC statement on injury to @HailStateMBK's Nick Weatherspoon: pic.twitter.com/rKkepLCujf

— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) March 10, 2018

The great news is that Weatherspoon is out of the hospital this morning:

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