Shawn Bradley makes rare public appearance after bike accident that paralyzed him
Former NBA center Shawn Bradley attended the BIG3’s Week 10 matchups, where he was seen chatting with Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal Sunday in Dallas.
Bradley, who was the Sixers’ No. 2 overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft, was paralyzed from the chest down after a bicycle accident in St. George, Utah, on Jan. 20, 2021.
The 7-foot-6 Bradley — who had a 12-year NBA career and stints with the then-New Jersey Nets and Dallas Mavericks — was in his Quantum Rehab motorized wheelchair as he and his wife Carrie posed for photos with O’Neal at American Airlines Arena.
Bradley was riding his bicycle on a road in St. George when he was hit by a car from behind at the age of 48.
No one was cited in the accident.
In a August 2023 interview with KSL.com, the Bradleys said they have no ill will toward the driver.
“I can move my hand and that’s great, I shouldn’t be able to that, but there is no strength in it,” Bradley said.
He has increased feeling down his chest and back, he added.
Bradley’s life expectancy can be reduced to a decade or more due to his condition, he told KSL.com in a August 2023 interview.
At the time, Bradley said he was trying to get a car to be able to drive on his own.
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