Florida’s Micah Handlogten stretchered out of SEC Championship after horrific leg injury

Micah Handlogten, Florida’s 7’1 center, sustained a serious leg injury during the SEC Championship game against Auburn.

The injury happened during the first half, when Handlogten took a hard fall. Reports indicate it’s an issue with his shin or ankle.

The arena fell silent after Handlogten went down, with Florida players — some in tears — huddling together while the trainers worked on their teammate’s leg. Handlogten’s family quickly came down onto the court to be with him. Auburn players kneeled and said a prayer.

An air cast was applied to Handlogten’s leg and he was loaded onto a stretcher. As he was taken off the court, the crowd erupted into a standing ovation and each of his teammates went to console him.

According to CBS Sports’ Jacob Rudner, Handlogten is being taken to the hospital for “an apparent broken leg.”