Ever the comedian, NZ Breakers import Akil Mitchell was able to make light of his horrific eye injury, even as he lay prone on the North Shore Events Centre court last night. "The good thing about having team-mates is the jokes were flowing pretty quickly after they found out he was OK," said Boucher. "It was good fun, good banter and the good thing about Akil is, throughout the whole situation, he was actually making jokes himself," said Boucher. Related Content Breakers import Akil Mitchell can bounce back from freak eye injury Basketball: Horrific eye injury to Akil Mitchell mars Breakers' game against Cairns Taipans Basketball: Steven Adams' double-double paces Oklahoma City Thunder"It was pretty scary for everyone involved and I'd imagine, when he gets the chance to look back on the tape, he'll realise the severity and why everyone was so concerned." I'm home and seeing fine, more tests tomorrow — akil mitchell (@ajmitchell25) January 26, 2017Boucher said Mitchell would be eager to return to the court as soon as possible, but warned for caution over the next few days.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 26, 2017 20:46 UTC