A freak pick-up basketball injury may derail Doug Burgum's debate plans after he loaned himself nearly $10 million to make the stage

• GOP presidential hopeful Doug Burgum was injured during a pick-up basketball game.
• The North Dakota governor might now miss the first GOP primary debate.
• Burgum loaned himself nearly $10 million in a bid to catapult his long-shot campaign onto the stage.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum was briefly hospitalized on Wednesday after suffering an injury during a pick-up basketball game, raising the possibility that after loaning his campaign nearly $10 million he might miss out on the biggest night of his Republican presidential campaign thus far.

According to multiple reports, Burgum suffered an injury during a basketball game in Milwaukee. CNN reported that it's unclear if Burgum could even stand up.