Keyontae Johnson Collapses During Florida-Florida State [UPDATE]
A terrifying moment came during the Florida-Florida State game on Saturday when Gators forward Keyontae Johnson suddenly collapsed on the floor following a time out.
Stretcher apparently coming out for the SEC's player of the year, #Gators forward Keyontae Johnson. Seems he passed out on the court, not sure what happened.
— Graham Hall (@GrahamHall_) December 12, 2020
Our thoughts and prayers with Keyontae Johnson and @GatorsMBK ?
— Florida State Men’s Basketball (@FSUHoops) December 12, 2020
The broadcast has now reported that Keyontae Johnson has been taken to a local hospital in Tallahassee. https://t.co/D78PqDz0R3
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) December 12, 2020
Keyontae Johnson collapsed on the floor coming out of a timeout, and he was stretchered off of the floor.
— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) December 12, 2020
The Florida players are in tears on the floor right now. How do you continue this game?
They’re now placing Keyontae Johnson onto a stretcher and wheeling him from the court.
— Warchant.com (@Warchant) December 12, 2020
Whole arena is silent. Hope he’s ok. https://t.co/SrR5KSkowo pic.twitter.com/kal6AA2BmM
As seen above, Johnson was stretchered off the floor and taken to the hospital immediately. Despite the scary turn of events, the basketball game has continued between the No. 20 Seminoles and the unranked Gators.
A junior at Florida, Johnson was the SEC's preseason Player of the Year and is averaging 19 points and six rebounds per game through three games of this college basketball season. Here's to hoping he's okay and this is nothing serious.
UPDATE: ESPN reports Johnson is in critical but stable condition at the hospital.
ESPNU says Keyontae Johnson is in critical, but stable, condition. Send your prayers and positive energy
— Dana O'Neil? (@DanaONeilWriter) December 12, 2020