Michigan starting point guard Elliot Cadeau rejoined his teammates for the Final Four and said Thursday that his allergic reaction that required hospitalization a day earlier was caused by accidental exposure to nuts.
“I just ate something I’m allergic to,” the junior said, sitting at his locker at Lucas Oil Stadium, two days before the Wolverines meet fellow No. 1-seeded Arizona in the national semifinals.
Coach Dusty May said Cadeau, who is averaging 10.2 points and 5.8 assists, is “fine.”
Cadeau’s treatment occurred while his teammates were flying to the Final Four, although Cadeau said a Michigan staffer flew him to Indianapolis to connect with teammates before Thursday’s locker-room interviews and other pregame promotional activities.
Cadeau described it as “just a minor inconvenience for me”.
“I just had a little hives so I went to the hospital to make sure nothing happened,” he said.
Detroit radio station WWJ 950 posted a video on Twitter Wednesday that shows a covered man sitting upright as he is taken on a gurney from the University of Michigan’s player development center and loaded into an ambulance. Michigan later confirmed that it was Cadeau, who complained of a possible allergic reaction and received medical observation “out of an abundance of caution.”
“If this is the worst thing that happens to us, we’re very lucky,” May said Thursday. “It also shows him how much he means to his teammates. Obviously they were very concerned, like all of us, to have that kind of reaction.
“But thankful he’s OK. We have great medical care, and he’s back with us. The dude is a warrior. He’s going to be OK.”
Reported by the Associated Press.
