Mar 17, 2024, 01:31 PM ETNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Florida middle Micah Handlogten fractured a bone in his decrease left leg in the opening minutes of the Southeastern Conference event final Sunday and was taken off the courtroom on a stretcher.Handlogten, a 7-foot-1 sophomore, had two rebounds in two minutes and was making an attempt to come back down with a 3rd when he landed awkwardly on his left foot with 17:46 remaining in the primary half. He instantly went down in ache and rolled onto his aspect, placing his arms to his face.The sound of bone apparently breaking may very well be heard on TV with blood instantly seen on the back of his calf.Play continued as Aden Holloway took a go and completed a layup on the opposite finish for No. 12 Auburn. Play then stopped with 17:39 left as trainers rushed out to are likely to Handlogten, and everybody inside Bridgestone Arena went silent. His mother and father had been dropped at the courtroom from their seats in the stands.Handlogten’s leg was positioned inside an air forged earlier than he was positioned on a backboard, then lifted onto a stretcher. Teammates came to visit to him as Handlogten was taken off the courtroom. Fellow sophomore Riley Kugel may very well be seen crying on the Florida bench.Handlogten was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for checks, and Florida coach Todd Golden confirmed the fracture to ESPN’s Marty Smith at halftime of Sunday’s game.Handlogten averaged 5.5 factors and was fifth in the SEC with 7.1 rebounds per game in the course of the common season.The Associated Press contributed to this report.