{"id":49523,"date":"2025-08-07T04:22:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T04:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/49523\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T04:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T04:22:08","slug":"former-nba-star-gets-in-scary-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/49523\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NBA Star Gets In Scary Car Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_3sbjt4rq2\">Gerald Henderson last played in the NBA during the 2016-17 season when he was a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_61e2pnesd\">He finished that year with averages of 9.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest while shooting 42.3% from the field in 72 games. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_95dt5odcg\">This month, the 37-year-old announced that he got in a scary car crash. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_j4ip08305\"><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DM2rHhguyJG\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Henderson (wrote via Instagram):<\/a> &#8220;Scary stuff yesterday. Thankful this wasn\u2019t worse and I came out all together. Didn\u2019t keep me from getting a solid round in today though! God is good\u2026All the time!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_o08t9ujok\">Many NBA players sent love to Henderson in the comments. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_pskh2z0eh\">Carlos Boozer: &#8220;Glad you\u2019re ok bro&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_4ilvjbans\">Troy Daniels: &#8220;\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_orh3boygi\">Evan Turner: &#8220;\ud83d\ude4c&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_jln7okh28\">J.R. Smith: &#8220;\ud83e\udd32\ud83c\udffe&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_med07jhiu\">Kyle Anderson: &#8220;happy youre good bro!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Gerald Henderson \" title=\"Gerald Henderson \"\/><\/p>\n<p>March 14, 2017; Oakland, CA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Gerald Henderson (12) during the second quarter against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the 76ers 106-104. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images \/ Kyle Terada-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_c35j0kx5r\">Henderson played three seasons of college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_944rl4nx3\">He was then the 12th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_alr4ucq1k\">Over eight NBA seasons, Henderson spent time with the Charlotte Bobcats\/Hornets, Philadelphia 76ers and Portland Trail Blazers. <\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Gerald Henderson\" title=\"Gerald Henderson\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Apr 8, 2015; Charlotte, NC, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard Gerald Henderson (9) shoots a three point shot during the second half against the Toronto Raptors at Time Warner Cable Arena. The Raptors defeated the Hornets 92-74. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-Imagn Images \/ Jeremy Brevard-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_mdojg39fs\">Henderson had career averages of 11.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest while shooting 44.0% from the field and 32.7% from the three-point range in 535 games. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_917oxa6ag\">His best years came with Charlotte (he averaged 15+ points in back-to-back-seasons).<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_dpf6zx6ga\"><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MPBGolfClassic\/status\/1936405846654628246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Via MPB Celebrity Golf Classic (on June 21): <\/a>&#8220;Join us in welcoming back 2022 Mid Penn Bank Celebrity Golf Shoot Out Champion and former NBA player, Gerald Henderson Jr.! <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; First team All-ACC (Duke University)<br \/>&#8211; First round pick in the 2009 NBA Draft<br \/>&#8211; 8 years in the NBA&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Join us in welcoming back 2022 Mid Penn Bank Celebrity Golf Shoot Out Champion and former NBA player, Gerald Henderson Jr.! <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; First team All-ACC (Duke University)<br \/>&#8211; First round pick in the 2009 NBA Draft<br \/>&#8211; 8 years in the NBA<\/p>\n<p>See you on the course!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/midpenn4charity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#midpenn4charity<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P7mSaYeAFm\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/P7mSaYeAFm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MPB Celebrity Golf Classic (@MPBGolfClassic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MPBGolfClassic\/status\/1936405846654628246?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">June 21, 2025<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gerald Henderson last played in the NBA during the 2016-17 season when he was a member of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49524,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,590,85],"class_list":["post-49523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}