Georgia State Coach Injures Leg in Post-Game Celebration

George State’s head coach may have ruptured his Achilles tendon after celebrating his team’s thrilling victory in the Sun Belt Conference tournament championship, where his son shot the winning free throws.

Ron Hunter was embracing his son, R.J. Hunter, and jumping up and down when he injured his left leg, NBC Sports reported. A picture showed the coach on the ground, hugging his son moments after the win.

His son had scored the winning free throws with 21.6 seconds left to lift the Panthers to a 38-36 win over Georgia Southern.

After being helped off the court, Hunter returned on crutches for the team’s celebration and trophy presentation and cut down the net.

Hunter told ESPN that he suffered an Achilles tear years ago and felt the same pain during this celebration.

“I knew when I came down that I had done it (again), but instead of stopping right there, I wanted to go celebrate with my team,” he told ESPN. “More importantly I wanted to go celebrate with my son. You don’t get many opportunities like that.”

After the game, Hunter sent out a series of tweets insisting that the injury won't hamper his joy over the victory.

Georgia State will play Baylor in the NCAA tournament.

Hunter will wait until after the tournament to get surgery on his Achilles, NBC Sports reported.

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