After ‘miraculous recovery’ from bullet wound, Sea Bears rookie looks to make his mark
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Terry Roberts was struck by a stray bullet in February 2024. He made a miraculous recovery, returning to pro basketball and now joins the Sea Bears for the 2025 season.
By the way he’s playing now, it would be hard to know what Terry Roberts has been through.
“Just grateful to be here. Grateful to be playing basketball. Going into every day with a chip, knowing it could’ve been different,” Roberts said at the first day of Winnipeg Sea Bears training camp.
In February 2024, Roberts was struck by a stray bullet outside a bar in Philadelphia.
The strike left him in critical condition, with a chest wound and relying on a ventilator.
“My recovery was quick. A lot quicker than what the doctors thought,” Roberts said.
The 24-year-old was was determined to get back on the court playing the sport he loves.
“I have a lot of things I want to accomplish. So I was just thinking of that the whole time during my recovery. That really fuelled me to get back as quick as I did,” Roberts said.
Prior to his injury, Roberts led the University of Georgia Bulldogs in points. Then he turned professional.
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