<p style="font-weight: 400;">A pro <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/basketball">basketball</a> player is being credited with saving the life of a referee who collapsed on the court during a game last week.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">John Sculli was refereeing a game between Toledo Glass City and the Jamestown Jackals in The Basketball League, an 30-team minor league when he collapsed on the court. He was unresponsive, and one competitor, Myles Copeland, sprang into action.</p>
<p>“I assessed the situation, trying to see what I could do to fix the problem,&#8221; Copeland told <a href="https://www.13abc.com/2022/06/13/toledo-firefighter-saves-mans-life-while-playing-basketball-game/">13ABC</a>. &#8220;He didn’t have a pulse, he wasn’t breathing so I instantly started CPR — what I was trained to do.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Myles Copeland plays in The Basketball League, a pro startup.<br />He’s a firefighter in Toledo. After a 24-hr shift, he drove to New York for a playoff game. When a ref collapsed, He performed CPR on him for 10 minutes, saving his life.. Then, he helped his team win. <a href="https://t.co/y9a2bwkqlK">pic.twitter.com/y9a2bwkqlK</a></p>
<p>&mdash; SAY CHEESE! 👄🧀 (@SaycheeseDGTL) <a href="https://twitter.com/SaycheeseDGTL/status/1537463367551660033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Copeland administered CPR until paramedics arrived, and is believed to have saved Sulli’s life. The stricken ref is set to have heart surgery next week.</p>
<p>&#8220;It was kind of instinctual. It surprised me how quick I was able to switch into that mode, especially being in a basketball game,&#8221; Copeland, who works as a firefighter for Toledo Fire &amp; Rescue, told ESPN. &#8220;But with being a firefighter, when you&#8217;re off the job, you&#8217;re really not off the job. You still got to keep an eye out for the community and what&#8217;s going on around you.&#8221;</p>
<p>The game was a playoff contest in the league&#8217;s Upper Midwest Region, and played in New York. Glass City had advanced after a 16-8 regular season, and Copeland, who plays center, drove to New York right after a 24-hour shift at the firehouse back home.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Miracle update…</p>
<p>John Sculli seen here moments before being resuscitated by @GlassToledo player Myles Copeland, TBL ref Kenzie Murray &amp; @jamestownjackals trainer Jody Marsh, will be having  heart surgery soon…</p>
<p>Please join us in 🙏🏻🙏🏽🙏🏿 as we believe for a complete recovery‼️ <a href="https://t.co/EyVxie1fXd">pic.twitter.com/EyVxie1fXd</a></p>
<p>&mdash; TBL (@TBLproleague) <a href="https://twitter.com/TBLproleague/status/1536653831760756737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>League President David Magley <a href="https://www.13abc.com/2022/06/13/toledo-firefighter-saves-mans-life-while-playing-basketball-game/">told 13ABC</a> he was horrified when he saw Sculli go down, then relieved when he saw Copeland take charge.</p>
<p>“He was leaving us, he was changing colors, his breathing was just about out,” said Magley. “Then Myles comes sprinting off the court and he starts pumping on his chest, and I’m looking up thinking who’s this guy, where’d he come from? And then I noticed he had a uniform on and I realized this was one of our players. Myles said, ‘It’s okay, I’m a fireman.’”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Copeland played one year of college ball at tiny Sienna Heights University in Adrian, Michigan, where he was a 6-foot, 5-inch forward. Now, he is hoping his actions spur others to get CPR training.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;More people need to learn CPR!” he tweeted. “Heart disease is the #1 leading cause of death. And an event like this could happen anywhere, to anyone, at anytime. Step up your game and get CPR certified. You could be a hero for someone too.&#8221;</p>

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