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A long way down

Horrific taxi crash has Bol in physical and financial distress

By Stan Grossfeld
Globe Staff / September 14, 2004

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There's a basketball hoop outside Manute Bol's window at the Hospital for Special Care, but the famed NBA shot blocker doesn't look at it. He has a broken neck and wears a collar that restricts his movement. Bol lies in a specially constructed bed to support his 7-foot-7-inch body, which was badly injured in a taxi ... (Full Article: 1897 Words)

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