Vlade Divac undergoes emergency surgery in Serbia | Inquirer Sports

Vlade Divac undergoes emergency surgery in Serbia

/ 07:49 AM August 03, 2014

Vlade Divac

Vlade Divac. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

BELGRADE, Serbia—Former NBA center Vlade Divac has undergone emergency stomach surgery in Serbia.

Doctors said Saturday in a statement that Divac was admitted to a Belgrade hospital after feeling “strong pains in his stomach.”

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The statement said his life was not threatened. It did not specify his exact health problem.

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The 46-years-old Divac, who heads the Serbian Olympic Committee, started and ended his 16-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers. From 1989 to 2005 he played for the Lakers, Sacramento Kings and Charlotte Hornets, and was an All-Star in 2001.

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