Bobby Hurley's father says the Sacramento Kings' young point guard shows steady improvement from car crash injuries, providing the family's first public statement on the weekend accident.
"The recovery seems to be going very well right now," Bob Hurley Sr. said in a taped message played over Arco Arena's monitors just before Wednesday's game between the Kings and the Bucks.During the brief message, the father thanked "all the Sacramento fans for the outpouring of concern" and said doctors had provided "excellent medical care."
The elder Hurley and his wife Christine planned a news conference today at University Medical Center with hospital doctors and the team's physicians.
Doctors repaired the rookie point guard's trachea during eight hours of surgery Monday. On Wednesday, Hurley was able to breathe without the aid of a ventilator. Team physician Dr. James Castles said he visited Hurley Wednesday afternoon and said each day Hurley looks better.
"He was very responsive and everything is looking good," Castles told the Sacramento Bee. "All the complications we were worried about have not materialized."