AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- An American basketball player’s eye popped out of its socket after he was poked in the face while going for a rebound during a game in New Zealand. Akil Mitchell, a ...

Mitchell received a poke to the eye in the fourth quarter at North Shore Events Centre, falling to the court and causing the game to be suspended for 15 minutes while he was assisted. He was then ...

(Reuters) - American basketball player Akil Mitchell said he was "seeing fine" after his eyeball popped out after a freak incident while playing for the New Zealand Breakers this week. Mitchell, from ...

Akil Mitchell of the New Zealand Breakers in the National Basketball League in Australia suffered one of the most gruesome and horrific injuries you can imagine on a basketball court. It wasn’t a knee ...

Every time I hear a friend tell me they got hurt playing rec league sports, I just shake my head in disbelief. There are plenty of injuries day in and out in professional sports but these guys play ...

According to a press release from the team, the Houston Rockets have come to terms with undrafted rookie forward Akil Mitchell on a contract. A four-year player for the Virginia Cavaliers, Mitchell ...

FILE - This is a Wednesday, July 6, 2016 file photo of New York Knicks' Akil Mitchell, left, as he looks to pass the ball around Orlando Magic White's Treveon Graham during the first half of an NBA ...