佛罗里达中心Micah Handlogten可能会给SEC锦标赛带来一盒感谢卡

佛罗里达州盖恩斯维尔（美联社） - 佛罗里达中心米卡·赫洛格滕（Micah Handlogten）可能会为东南会议锦标赛带来一盒感谢卡。

Florida center Micah Handlogten might bring a box of thank-you cards to the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

佛罗里达中心米卡·赫洛格滕（Micah Handlogten）可能会为东南会议锦标赛带来一盒感谢卡。

Or flowers. Or candy. Or some other token of appreciation.

或花。或糖果。或其他一些值得赞赏的象征。

After all, Handlogten owes so much to so many who helped him in the minutes, hours and days after he gruesomely broke his left leg in the SEC tourney finale a year ago.

毕竟，Handlogten在一年前在SEC锦标赛大结局中摔断了左腿后，在几分钟，几小时内帮助他的许多人欠他这么多的帮助。

Now fully recovered and back on the court for the fourth-ranked Gators, Handlogten returns to Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, for the first time since leaving on a gurney.

Handlogten现在已经完全康复并回到了排名第四的鳄鱼队的球场上，自从离开Gurney以来，第一次返回田纳西州纳什维尔的普利司通竞技场。

“I try not to think about it too much, just try to focus on the task at hand,” Handlogten said. “Obviously it’s going to be different to be back. It’s going to be emotional to start. I’m there for one thing: that’s to win games, and that’s the goal at the end of the day.”

Handlogten说：“我尽量不要考虑太多，只是尝试专注于手头的任务。” “显然，回来会有所不同。开始这将是激动的。我在那里一件事：那就是赢得比赛，这就是一天结束的目标。”

Florida (27-4, 14-4 SEC) is the No. 2 seed in the 16-team field and will play Missouri, Mississippi State or LSU on Friday. The Gators, who won nine of their last 10 to close out the regular season, probably need to win at least one game in the league bracket to secure a No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

佛罗里达州（27-4，14-4秒）是16支球队的第二种种子，将于周五在密苏里州，密西西比州或LSU扮演密苏里州。鳄鱼队赢得了过去10次结束常规赛的九场比赛，可能需要在联赛括号中赢得至少一场比赛，以在即将举行的NCAA锦标赛中获得第一名。

The stakes alone should have Florida ready. The venue should make it more meaningful for Handlogten.

仅赌注就应该准备好佛罗里达。场地应该使其对Handlogten更有意义。

The 7-foot-1 junior landed awkwardly on his left foot while chasing a rebound in the opening minutes of the championship game against Auburn on March 17, 2024. He immediately crashed to the court in agony and rolled onto his side, placing his hands over his face.

这位身高7英尺1的少年在2024年3月17日对阵奥本的冠军赛的开场时间里追逐篮板，却尴尬地降落在他的左脚上。他立即以痛苦的是撞到球场上，滚到他的身边，将手放在他的脸上。

Coaches, athletic trainers and then paramedics rushed to help. They covered his bleeding leg with a towel. As they worked to stabilize his leg in an air cast, his parents were escorted onto the court to be by his side. Handlogten was eventually placed on a backboard and taken off on a stretcher. Players hustled over to offer support before he was whisked to a waiting ambulance.

教练，体育教练，然后护理人员急忙提供帮助。他们用毛巾遮住了他的流血腿。当他们努力在空气演员中稳定他的腿时，他的父母被护送到法庭上。 Handlogten最终被放在篮板上，并在担架上脱下。玩家忙于向等待救护车赶来之前提供支持。

Handlogten underwent surgery a short time later at nearby Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He had a rod and two screws inserted into his leg — but still managed to rejoin the team for the NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis a few days later. The Gators lost to Colorado in the opening round with Handlogten watching from behind the bench.

短时间后，Handlogten在附近的范德比尔特大学医学中心接受了手术。他的腿上插入了一根杆和两个螺钉 - 但几天后仍设法重新加入了印第安纳波利斯的NCAA锦标赛。鳄鱼队在首轮比赛中输给了科罗拉多州，而Handlogten从长凳后面观看。

“I couldn’t really ask for better surgeons and staff there to help me through everything,” he said. “But going back there, I’m not really going to think about it as much as people would think. I’m just going to focus on winning games.”

他说：“我真的不能要求更好的外科医生和工作人员来帮助我完成一切。” “但是回到那里，我不会真正想到人们想象的那么多。我只是专注于赢得比赛。”

Nonetheless, Handlogten hinted at taking time to visit doctors, nurses and paramedics who were there for him a year ago.

尽管如此，Handlogten暗示一年前为他服务的医生，护士和护理人员都花了一些时间。

His journey back came with a twist. After spending nine months rehabbing — he welcomed an extra 20 pounds of muscle — Handlogten decided to forgo a medical redshirt and rejoin the team in February. He walled for weeks, but with fellow big men Alex Condon and Sam Alexis sidelined with ankle injuries, Handlogten jumped at the chance to play again.

他的回程扭曲了。在花了九个月的时间恢复后 - 他欢迎额外的20磅肌肉 - Handlogten决定放弃一件医疗红衫，并于2月重新加入团队。他围着数周了数周，但大个子亚历克斯·康登（Alex Condon）和萨姆·亚历克西斯（Sam Alexis）因脚踝受伤而遥遥领先，Hernlogten抓住了机会再次比赛。

“We have a special team. We really have a shot to go all the way. And I got excited about that, and I think that played a huge role in it because I want to be out there with my boys. They were with me through thick and thin throughout my recovery process.”

“我们有一个特殊的团队。我们确实有一枪一路走。我对此感到兴奋，我认为这在其中发挥了巨大的作用，因为我想和男孩们一起去那里。在我的恢复过程中，他们与我在一起。”

Handlogten said. “There’s been hardships, but they’ve helped me through that, and I see this as a way to help them get to where they want to be and where I want to be — and that’s national championship contenders. We have ourselves in a very good position to be that.”

Handlogten说。 “经历了艰辛，但是他们已经帮助了我，我认为这是一种帮助他们到达他们想要的地方以及我想成为的地方 - 这就是全国冠军竞争者。我们拥有一个很好的位置。”

Handlogten has 39 rebounds, 17 points, 11 assists, seven steals and six blocked shots in seven games. He’s provided Florida with even more front-court depth behind Condon, Rueben Chinyelu and sixth man Thomas Haugh.

Handlogten在7场比赛中有39个篮板，17分，11次助攻，7次抢断和6杆盖帽。他为佛罗里达州提供了更大的前场深度，后面是康登，鲁本·钦耶鲁（Rueben Chinyelu）和第六人托马斯·霍格（Thomas Haugh）。

“He’s just such a luxury to have back and just shows how much of a winning player someone can be without scoring a lot,” Florida coach Todd Golden said. “His ability to get his hands on balls on the offensive glass and keep plays alive and create second chances for us.

佛罗里达州教练托德·戈尔登（Todd Golden）说：“他真是个奢侈的回来，只是展示了某人在没有很多得分的情况下可以赢得多少球员。” “他有能力在进攻玻璃杯上接触球并保持比赛并为我们创造第二次机会。

“I’m thrilled for us that he’s back, but I’m also really happy for him that he’s able to go out there and have some really good success and be able to be part of it with his teammates.”

“我很高兴他回来了，但是我也为他感到非常高兴，他能够出去，取得了非常出色的成功，并能够与他的队友一起成为其中的一员。”

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