Kevin Hart found out the hard way that age truly does matter.
Hart thought he could beat a former NFL running back in a 40-yard dash and his 44-year-old body let him know that he was way too old for this type of activity.
The comedian took to social media this week to reveal he will be in a wheelchair for the foreseeable future after suffering several injuries while racing former NFL running back Stevan Ridley.
“Ladies and gentlemen, the age 40 is real. To all my men, women out there that are 40 years old and above, it’s not a game,” Hart said. “Respect that age, or that age will make you respect it. I was just forced to respect it.”
The father of four then held the camera up high to show viewers a fuller vision of the wheelchair, explaining that the injuries he is presently dealing with are a torn lower abdomen and tears to his hip abductors.
“Guys, I blew all my s–t. Tore my lower abdomen, my abductors are torn. I don’t even know what that is, but I tore them,” Hart said. “I can’t walk. Sit my ass down. This is 44. …What are we competing for at this age? What am I doing? Why did I even race? Stupidest s–t ever, now I can’t walk.”
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Hart said the race happened after a challenge from Ridley, who played for the New England Patriots, New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons, and Pittsburgh Steelers during his eight-year NFL career.
The comedian has certainly suffered worse accidents than this latest setback.
A few years ago, Hart was a passenger in his 970 Plymouth Barracuda when the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed through wooden fencing. The crash left Hart with a fractured spine in three places that required surgery and rehabilitation.
Those injuries may be lingering and explain why he is unable to do young guy things right now.
