A person has been arrested after an NBL basketballer was injured in an alleged one-punch assault on the NSW South Coast on the weekend.
Brisbane Bullets participant Harry Froling was hospitalised with a critical head harm after passers-by discovered him unconscious on the footpath of Crown St in Wollongong about 2:40am on Sunday.
Initial NSW Police inquiries recommend he was punched within the head and fell to the bottom.
The 24-year-old centre had performed in a basketball sport towards the Illawarra Hawks earlier than the incident.
Paramedics took him to Wollongong Hospital for therapy, nonetheless Mr Froling discharged himself and returned to Brisbane the place he attended Prince Charles Hospital.
Scans revealed he sustained head accidents and he stays in hospital in a steady situation for therapy.
Police officers arrested a 19-year-old man after he handed himself into Wollongong Police Station about 3:20pm on Tuesday.
Charges haven’t but been laid and inquiries proceed.
The Brisbane Bullets have confirmed Mr Froling will miss the rest of the NBL23 season as he’s “currently recovering from an incident” after the away sport in Wollongong.
“The Brisbane Bullets are working closely with NSW Police and NBL Integrity Unit as they investigate the circumstances surrounding an alleged assault on Harry Froling,” the group mentioned in an announcement.
“As an investigation is underway the club is not in a position to make any further comment, other than to say the players, coaches and staff all send their well wishes to Harry, and his family.”
