Tarik Watson: Top-Ranked NJ athlete collapses during game, taken to hospital

Jan 29, 2023.Show more

ROSELLE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYER COLLAPSES DURING GAME | NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY

A Roselle Catholic basketball player collapsed during the second quarter of a game against Long Island Lutheran’s team.

Medical personnel went to Tariq Watson's side right away as players were ushered off the court. News 12 was told that Watson lost consciousness for a few minutes.

News 12 New Jersey’s obtained a video of the incident. In it, the high school junior was taken off the court on a stretcher and didn’t seem to need CPR.

Watson was taken to a hospital and is said to be OK.

The game was suspended.

https://newjersey.news12.com/roselle-catholic-high-school-basketball-player-collapses-during-game

ROSELLE CATHOLIC'S TARIK WATSON RESTING AT HOME AFTER COLLAPSING ON COURT VS. LI LUTHERAN (31-1-2023)
https://www.newsday.com/sports/high-school/boys-basketball/roselle-catholic-player-collapse-tarik-watson-qpv1gr7o
👆 "[Long Island Lutheran coach John] Buck said Watson had previously “been experiencing migraines,”"

ROSELLE CATHOLIC'S TARIK WATSON COLLAPSES, GAME AT LI LUTHERAN SUSPENDED | NEWSDAY
https://www.newsday.com/beta/sports/high-school/boys-basketball/tarik-watson-lutheran-roselle-catholic-a3nfbps3
👆 "'I’ve coached for 15 years; I’ve never had a game stopped in the middle of it,' [Crusaders coach John] Buck said. ... John Lottes, from LuHi’s campus and safety operations team, said this was the first time an ambulance was stationed there for a basketball game. He was thankful his request for one had been approved in anticipation of this high-profile event and following the recent, in his words, 'cardiac arrest on the sports field.'"

SHOCK AS TOP-RANKED NJ ATHLETE COLLAPSES DURING GAME | NJ101.5
https://nj1015.com/shock-as-top-ranked-nj-athlete-collapses-during-game/
👆 "Other collapses by New Jersey high school athletes

"Several New Jersey high school athletes have collapsed during games during the past several months.

"A 15-year-old basketball player for the Saint James School of Basking Ridge went into cardiac arrest and collapsed during a game at Hillsborough High School on Jan. 6. Three Hillsborough police officers administered CPR and revived him after one shock with a defibrillator.

"A ninth-grade student athlete collapsed during practice at Warren Hills Regional High School in September. He was flown to Morristown Medical Center."

SUDDEN INJURY HALTS STAR STUDDED MATCHUP | NYC HOOPS
https://nychoops.rivals.com/news/sudden-injury-halts-star-studded-matchup
👆 "This was the first time we’ve ever seen a player collapse in this fashion, and it was very scary scene."

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