New York woke up with news that shakes both the world of sport and urban life: Kris Boyd, 29 years old, cornerback of the New York Jets, is admitted in critical condition after being hit by a gunshot in the heart of Manhattan.
La dinamica dell’incidente
They were just past two in the morning when Boyd, who was outside a well-known restaurant-lounge on West 38th Street, was involved in a degenerated discussion suddenly in violence. A bullet reached him at the abdomen. The scene, in one of the most live and frequented areas of the city, has turned in a few seconds into a chaos made of screams, cars on the run and people looking for shelter behind every possible shelter.
Emergency transport to Bellevue Hospital, the player was immediately subjected to the necessary care. His conditions are defined critical but stable. At the moment, no arrest has been made and investigators are working to identify managers, rebuild the dynamics and understand whether Boyd was the target or an accidental involvement.
Chi è Kris Boyd
Texano, smiling, disciplined, with a brilliant past at the University of Texas, Boyd had arrived at the Jets with a new promise: Get back on track after swinging seasons between Minnesota, Arizona and Houston. This year, however, a shoulder injury had kept him steady, slowing his return to the field. The night of the shooting was not a night of sports, but an evening in the city, in that very subtle space of freedom that every professional athlete indulges away from the field.
There is something in this episode that affects beyond the news. It talks about the vulnerability of athletes outside the stadium, when fame is not enough to shield them from the risks of real life. He speaks of the city, its unpredictable corners, the illuminated streets that coexist with sudden and unpredictable reactions.
And above all he speaks of that subtle border – almost invisible – between the person and the public character. Boyd wasn’t the Jets cornerback when he was hit. He was a boy out for dinner.
The NFL, teammates, friends and thousands of fans are filling social media with messages of encouragement and solidarity. Hope is one: that Boyd can recover completely and return to live his career and life away from violence and danger.
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