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Kevin Ware’s Bone-Protruding InjuryKevin’s coach Rick Pitino filled a reporter in on the severity of the injury after the game: “Basically the bone popped out of the skin. It broke in two spots. It will take a year to come back,” he said. Rick confirmed that Kevin’s bone was protruding six inches out of his skin.

It’s possible Ware had a stress fracture or fractures — tiny cracks in the bone typically caused by excessive physical activity — that weakened the structural integrity of his tibia, leaving him predisposed to a sudden, severe break.