SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Sacramento Kings forward Donte Greene says it felt "like it took forever" for a boat to reach him after he dove into a dark and chilly river to help a woman who had fallen from a boat.
Greene and friends were boating on the American River near Discovery Park at about 7 p.m. Monday when the unidentified female passenger attempted to pull up a ladder. The pilot put the boat in gear and she fell off the back as the boat lunged forward.
Greene says he heard yelling and "a big splash." When he saw the woman flailing in the current, he dove in after her.
The basketball star says he had to dodge other boats to get to the woman as their boat circled around to pick them up.
The woman did not need medical attention.
Greene, who played for Syracuse University, was the 28th overall pick in the 2008 draft.
