Keyontae Johnson, the 21-year-old forward at the University of Florida, was supposed to have a breakout season this year. Get TMZ breaking news sent right to your browser! Seems he passed out on the court, not sure what happened. On Monday, the Florida Gators forward was placed in … The 21-year-old averaged 14.0 points and 7.1 boards per game last season and was named SEC Preseason Player of the Year. They put him on medication to keep him sedated.". ABOLVERDI: Yeah, and that's some of the questions that we still have. Florida’s Keyontae Johnson leaves hospital 10 days after collapsing White added that when he met an assistant coach Monday for an “early-morning meeting,” Johnson was already there to … The game -- Gators vs. Seminoles -- was in timeout. KELLY: Zach Abolverdi, senior reporter for the Gainesville Sun, thanks for sharing your reporting with us. Full Roster. Florida’s Keyontae Johnson collapses on the court.Florida coach Mike White declined to do any postgame media interviews. KELLY: Well, and speaking of things we know or don't know, I want to note that neither his family nor the university, University of Florida, have confirmed your report. Florida Gators men’s basketball player Keyontae Johnson collapsed on the court during a game against Florida State this past Saturday as he and his teammates walked back onto the court after a timeout. Anthony Duruji #4. Head coach Mike White will also remain with Keyontae in Tallahassee at the hospital overnight. KELLY: Right. ABOLVERDI: Yes, absolutely. Which leads to your reporting, which is you were reporting he has been diagnosed with acute myocarditis. Johnson had just flushed a gorgeous alley-oop pass from backup point guard Tyree Appleby in transition — his second dunk of the game — to put the Gators up 11 … The news from the University of Florida this week has been increasingly encouraging, but unsettlingly incomplete. I appreciate you having me. "Keyontae Johnson is back with us and doing well," White said, speaking with the media for the first time since Johnson collapsed on Dec. 12. And then he was walking and... ABOLVERDI: Yeah, I mean, and it was right after a dunk. — The doctor looked at Keyontae Johnson and told the University of Florida basketball star he had good news and bad news. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., an NPR contractor, and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with NPR. Once the visual of 21-year-old Keyontae Johnson collapsing on the court, then being wheeled away in a stretcher to a Tallahassee hospital happened, an in-state rivalry suddenly became a … The player had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in the year. Keyontae Johnson is out of his coma and talking!!! Keyontae Johnson grew up in Norfolk, Virginia, in a family that instilled discipline. Johnson collapsed this past Saturday during a game against Florida State for no apparent reason, and was rushed to a hospital in Tallahassee. But by some counts, there have been thousands of college athletes who have tested positive for COVID. This is now 11 days ago. KELLY: Well, absolutely because we don't have exact numbers. That is the good news. College basketball player collapses on court Video - ABC News Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Thanks for having me, Mary Louise. When Johnson collapsed on the court, the sports world held its breath. He'd just dunked. Keyontae Johnson remains in stable condition at UF Health after collapsing on a basketball court during a game over the weekend. Florida basketball star Keyontae Johnson remains in critical but stable condition after he collapsed early in Saturday's game against rival Florida State and was rushed to a nearby hospital. On Sunday morning, Florida released another update, though it doesn’t contain any new information about Johnson’s condition or what happened to him. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. Well, Keyontae, first and foremost - a star forward for the Gators. DeJarnett also said Keyontae had been transported from Tallahassee to Gainesville, where the University of Florida is located. Johnson asked for the bad news first and was rocked by it. Florida men's basketball player Keyontae Johnson remained in critical but stable Monday afternoon after collapsing during a game over the weekend, the school said in a statement.. Florida star Keyontae Johnson is in stable condition after collapsing on the court Saturday in the first half of the Gators' game against No. I think every college athlete in the country would want to know as well. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Johnson … After Michaela Onyenwere Picked in 1st Round!!! And I think everyone is, you know, happy to see that he's - be able to go home for Christmas with his family. Copyright © 2020 NPR. KELLY: For those who don't follow college basketball super closely, tell us more about Keyontae Johnson and what happened. You know, John Calipari, the head coach at Kentucky, said if it's COVID-related, Keyontae's collapse, he thought every college coach in the country would want to know. He would not be able to play basketball this season. Keyontae's grandfather said the plan to wake the hoops star from the coma Monday afternoon is not set in stone because it's such a fluid situation. ZACH ABOLVERDI: Hey, Mary Louise. Keyontae Johnson #11. Do they need to have follow up? No, we have our solid info here. Florida forward Keyontae Johnson is speaking with family members and doctors and was even able to FaceTime his teammates on Tuesday, his parents said in a … NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Zach Abolverdi of The Gainesville Sun about reports that University of Florida basketball player Keyontae Johnson has been diagnosed with acute myocarditis. Johnson had scored five points, and just before the timeout, he had finished an alley-oop. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Collegiate basketball star Keyontae Johnson remains in a hospital after collapsing on the court on Saturday afternoon. ABOLVERDI: That's an inflammation of the heart muscle. There's fear about what that could do to athletes. And at this time, you know, Mary Louise, we still don't know that because it could be caused by a number of things. Florida star Keyontae Johnson is still in critical condition. On December 12, 2020, while facing bitter rivals Florida State, Florida Gators star player Keyontae Johnson collapsed mid-game and was rushed to the hospital immediately. Obviously, if they find a way to link this to his COVID case, does that mean that they have to go back and look at their COVID protocols as it relates to the cardiac evaluations that athletes receive after they get COVID and their symptoms subside? © 2021 EHM PRODUCTIONS,INC. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football) Prayers up for Florida forward Keyontae Johnson! He's in critical but stable condition. … Samson Ruzhentsev #2. Keyontae Johnson, the 21-year-old forward at the University of Florida, was supposed to have a breakout season this year. We wish him well. But his basketball future is … He was given emergency medical attention and stretchered off the court causing alarm and commotion. Larry DeJarnett spoke with USA TODAY Sports and confirmed the basketball player's condition. The team broke its huddle, and as Keyontae walked onto the court he collapsed hard. Well, Johnson was released from the hospital yesterday. The Gainesville Sun is now reporting that he was diagnosed with a heart condition that can be triggered by a COVID-19 infection, and Johnson reportedly had COVID-19 earlier this year. Keyontae Johnson, 21, contracted the coronavirus in August and then passed all physical tests to play college ball. Roster. He was unresponsive, immediately hospitalized. (SOUNDBITE OF KAREN O & DANGER MOUSE'S "LUX PRIMA"). “Once the visual of 21-year-old Keyontae Johnson collapsing on the court, then being wheeled away in a stretcher to a Tallahassee hospital happened, an in-state rivalry suddenly became a lot less relevant,” Gene wrote. — Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) December 12, 2020. It appears one of the side effects was myocarditis ... inflammation of the heart muscle. He decided to return for his junior season. So, you know, the report from the Associated Press and Sports Illustrated that Keyontae had had COVID - that left everybody to wonder, you know, if that myocarditis could have been related. What happened to Keyontae Johnson? And we've already seen some that have been sidelined because of myocarditis. You know, we wanted to wait and give Keyontae and his family the opportunity to announce this and certainly the University of Florida because we've seen that happen at other schools with other athletes. 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