When you break your foot while playing basketball, stop running and walking immediately, find a smooth place to sit down as soon as possible, and don't use the injured ankle to exert force again to avoid causing the injury to be more serious.
2 Check the injury
After breaking your foot, you can sit in place to check the injury, see if there is a serious ligament injury or fracture, mainly in the ankle swelling, there is a deformity phenomenon, with a hand squeeze when there is a sense of bone friction and bone friction sound, there is a sense of pain, to timely medical treatment.
3 Elevate the leg
If there is no just a slight broken foot, you can try to elevate the injured leg, or use a backpack and other items to cushion the foot, which can help the venous return and reduce swelling and pain.
4 Ice packs
Mildly broken feet can be relieved by applying ice packs in a timely manner, which can slow down the blood circulation in the injured area and make the blood vessels contract, thus reducing the pain and swelling. Use a cold towel or an ice pack on the injured area for 15 minutes or so, and then apply the ice pack once every two to three hours.