北达科他州州长道格·伯格姆(Doug Burgum)周三表示，他将参加共和党初选辩论，尽管他在周二晚上与工作人员一起打篮球时左腿受伤，被送往急诊室。

男性写于X，原名Twitter，“我在”，包括一张他的矫形靴和拐杖的照片。

那篇帖子是在他周三下午在密尔沃基检查辩论舞台时对记者发表讲话后不久发布的，他说他将前往一位专家那里，以确定他是否能够参加辩论。

Burgum使用相同的拐杖，穿着他在社交媒体帖子中看到的矫形靴，他说他在急诊室被告知他的跟腱“高度撕裂”。

“我们正在进行一场伟大的比赛，在篮筐和篮筐中努力前进。任何经历过这种事的人，都知道那是什么感觉。感觉就像你，你知道，像一只郊狼的后腿被击中，”他说。

当ABC新闻的亚瑟·琼斯问及他的痛苦感受时，伯根显得很激动。

“痛苦是相对的，但我告诉你，我很幸运。我没有完全——我有你知道——急诊室认为我有严重的撕裂，而不是完全破裂，”他说。

“如果我完全破裂了，那就不一样了，但到目前为止，一切都很好，但是，嗯，你知道，我从来没有吃过止痛药，我今天也不会吃。尽管人们说这是个好主意。因为我宁愿——我宁愿——我的意思是，这么多美国人做出这么多牺牲，想想执法部门，想想军队为我们所有人做的事情。

“我的意思是，如果你要领导这个国家，你必须能够用一条腿站两个小时。你知道，这不是，这不是“与星共舞”。“我是说，来吧。所以，我的意思是，如果是那样的话，我不得不抓挠，但我的意思是，是的，所以疼痛，不是疼痛在这一点上不是一个因素，”他说。

2023年8月6日，共和党总统候选人北达科他州州长道格·伯根在爱荷华州锡达拉皮兹为美国众议员阿什利·辛森举行的筹款活动上发表讲话。

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布尔根张贴大约在星期三中午，“我在我的日子里玩了很多游戏!这不是第一次有人送我去急诊室了。感谢所有的祝福!”

他的竞选发言人兰斯·特雷弗说，篮球是伯根的一种减压方式。

“显然，每个人都有不同的减压方式。州长是一名高中篮球运动员，田径运动员。他是一个非常活跃的人。他一直在北达科他州的农场。所以，他出去打了会儿篮球，和一些工作人员以及他的家人打了一场小游戏。昨晚，我上去打针，下来时伤了腿，不得不去医院，”他说。

Burgum是将在密尔沃基登台的八名共和党候选人之一。

伯根受伤的消息是据报告的CNN报道。

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum injured, but says he'll still take part in GOP debate

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said Wednesday he will participate in the GOP primary debate despite being taken to the emergency room Tuesday night after injuring his left leg playing pickup basketball with his staff.

Hewrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, "I'm in," including a picture of his orthopedic boot and crutches.

That post came shortly after he spoke to reporters as he checked out the debate stage in Milwaukee Wednesday afternoon, saying he was heading to a specialist to determine if he would be able to stand for the debate.

Burgum, using the same crutches and wearing an orthopedic boot seen in his social media post, said he was told in the emergency room that he has "high-grade tear" of his Achilles tendon.

"We were just having the great game of pickup and going hard and going hard in the hoop and boom. Anybody that's ever had this happen, they know what it feels like. It feels like you're, you know, getting shot like a coyote in the back leg," he said.

When asked by ABC News' Arthur Jones about the pain he's feeling, Burgum appeared to get emotional.

"Pain is relative, but I tell you, I'm fortunate. I didn't have a complete -- I have you know -- the emergency room thinks I have a high-grade tear, as opposed to a total rupture," he said.

"If I had a total rupture, it'd be a different story, but so far, so good, but um, you know, I'm someone who's never taken prescription pain meds and I'm not doing that today. Even though people said that'd be a good idea. Because I'd rather --I'd rather -- I mean so many Americans make so many sacrifices think law enforcement, think of military what they do for all of us," he said.

"I mean, if you're gonna lead this country, you got to be able to stand on one leg for two hours. You know, it's not, it's not "Dancing with the Stars." I mean, come on. So, I mean, I'd have to scratch if it was that but I mean, yeah, so pain's, not -- pain is not a factor at this point," he said.

Burgumpostedabout noon Wednesday, "I've played lots of pick-up games in my day! This isn't the first time one has sent me to the ER. Appreciate all the well-wishes!"

Basketball is Burgum's form of stress relief, his campaign spokesman Lance Trevor said.

"Obviously, everybody has a different way to relieve themselves stress. So, the governor is an all-conference basketball player in high school, a track runner. He's a very active person. He's on the ranch in North Dakota all the time. So, he went out to play some basketball, a pickup game with some of the staff members and some of his family. Last night, went up for a shot, came down and kind of injured his leg and had to go the hospital," he said.

Burgum is one of eight GOP hopefuls set to take the stage in Milwaukee.

The news of Burgum's injury wasreportedby CNN.