Alex attends a local amateur basketball game organized by a community center. During the game, a player accidentally collides with Alex while retrieving a loose ball, resulting in a shoulder injury. Alex decides to sue the community center for negligence. The community center claims that Alex assumed the risk of injury by attending and participating in the game. Which of the following best supports the community center's defense of assumption of risk?
That Alex was using faulty equipment provided by the community center.
That the collision was a result of an accident.
That the community center did not provide sufficient training to prevent injuries.
That participation in basketball involves physical contact and injury.
The correct answer shows that participants in activities with known dangers accept those dangers by choosing to participate. This aligns with the principle of assumption of risk, which can bar liability for injuries arising from those dangers. The other options fail to establish that the risk was accepted or misattribute the cause of the injury.
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