{"id":94606,"date":"2023-10-12T12:25:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T12:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=94606"},"modified":"2023-10-12T12:25:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T12:25:29","slug":"chris-basham-thanks-fans-for-overwhelming-support-after-broken-ankle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/chris-basham-thanks-fans-for-overwhelming-support-after-broken-ankle\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Basham thanks fans for &apos;overwhelming&apos; support after broken ankle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Sheffield United star Chris Basham is seen for the first time since his horrific ankle break, sitting up in his London hospital bed after undergoing two surgeries to fit a plate on his bone<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sheffield United&#8217;s Chris Basham broke his ankle against Fulham on Saturday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The defender required extensive medical attention and has had two operations\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chris Basham revealed he has been &#8216;overwhelmed by support&#8217; as the\u00a0Sheffield United defender was seen for the first since since the shocking injury he sustained at Fulham last week.<\/p>\n<p>Blades boss Paul Heckingbottom described Basham&#8217;s injury as &#8216;horrific&#8217; after he broke his ankle in the first half at Craven Cottage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old required extensive medical attention before the game resumed and has since had two operations.<\/p>\n<p>Basham said on Instagram: &#8216;Had my two surgery&#8217;s done now and I can&#8217;t thank the surgeons enough for the fast response to me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The first surgery was for cleaning up the wound I suffered and dislocation, the second surgery was to repair the ligaments and to fit a plate on my bone where the fracture was.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/12\/12\/76470593-0-image-a-3_1697108425945.jpg\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chris Basham has thanked fans for their &#8216;overwhelming&#8217; support after he broke his ankle<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/12\/12\/76470607-0-image-a-2_1697108411773.jpg\" height=\"405\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Basham suffered the horrific injury against Fulham on Saturday and underwent two operations<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m in a cast now and it feels a lot more comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Will be in London still for another few days but then be going home to recover in the right way.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Trying to stay positive everyday with great family and friends around me. Still overwhelmed by the support I have received thank you.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Basham is in his 10th year with the Blades, having joined from Blackpool in 2014, and has made eight Premier League appearances this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Blades won promotion back to the top flight last year but have yet to register their first win after eight matches and sit bottom of the table.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/12\/12\/76470597-0-image-a-4_1697108463736.jpg\" height=\"666\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Blades veteran took to Instagram to update fans on his recovery and express his gratitude<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12623069\/Chris-Basham-Fulham-Sheffield-United.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield United star Chris Basham is seen for the first time since his horrific ankle break, sitting up in his<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chris Basham thanks fans for &amp;apos;overwhelming&amp;apos; 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