Derrick Roland Injury VIDEO: Aggie Breaks Two Leg Bones

Derrick Roland Injury VIDEO: Aggie Breaks Two Leg Bones

UPDATE: Roland is traveling home for Christmas. The AP has more.

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The Texas A&M Aggies lost one of their best players last night when Derrick Roland broke his tibia and fibula in brutal fashion. Shortly after the second half began at the University of Washington, the Aggies trailed 34-33 and tried to take the lead. Roland took a shot near the basket and landed awkwardly, breaking both bones in his lower leg.

Teammate Donald Sloan was visibly distraught, keeling over and covering his face with his hands. All the while Roland's leg was noticeably bent. The injury was evocative of two awful football injuries suffered this year: Bills lineman Eric Wood's leg snapped in a game against the Jaguars in late November, and Vikings linebacker E.J. Henderson gruesomely fractured his femur on Sunday Night Football earlier this month.

Roland was sent to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, and the Huskies beat the Aggies, 73-64.

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