injury to kevin ware. >> reporter: louisville sophomore guard kevin ware leaped toward a duke player with the ball. it was a routine play, something that ware had done thousands of times before. but this time, as his 6'2", 175-pound frame landed on that right leg, it generated the equivalent of up to 2,500 pounds of force, snapping both his fibula and tibia, the main weight-bearing bone in the leg, breaking so severely it punctured his skin. the pain and shock on grisly display in front of his own team's bench. the severity of the injury made plain on the faces of teammates and coaches and fans. >> got everybody over after we covered up the injury. i said listen to him. he said it over ten times, just win the game, i'll be okay. >> reporter: ware was rushed to the hospital. louisville did indeed win the game. >> this is an unusual fracture to see on a basketball court. >> reporter: doctors speculate