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The Michigan basketball team avoided harm in a plane accident Wednesday on the way to the Big Ten tournament in Washington D.C.
Kyle Rowland of The Toledo Blade provided an explanation of the incident from the team's sports information director Tom Wywrot:
The Michigan men's basketball team plane was involved in an accident Wednesday afternoon. After attempting to take off in high winds, takeoff was aborted and, after strong braking, the plane slide off the runway. The plane sustained extensive damage but everyone on board was safely evacuated and is safe.