Former NBA star Shawn Bradley paralyzed after being hit by car

• Bradley, 48, suffered traumatic spinal cord injury in crash
• Veteran 7ft 6in center was one of tallest players in NBA history

Shawn Bradley, who played 12 NBA seasons and was one of the league’s tallest players in history, suffered a traumatic spinal cord injury in a January crash that has left him paralyzed.

Bradley, who turns 49 next week, said in a statement released through the Dallas Mavericks that he was struck from behind by an automobile while riding his bicycle on 20 January near his home in St George, Utah.

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