Hines Ward, Kym Johnson fall at ‘Dances With the Stars’ practice; Johnson taken to hospital

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts.

Pittsburgh Steeler Hines Ward and his pro dance partner Kym Johnson fell at practice for “Dancing With the Stars” on Friday and Johnson was taken to the hospital.

L.A. Fire Department officials confirmed that they dispatched an ambulance to the rehearsal studios and that Johnson was taken out on a stretcher. She was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure to assure that she is OK.

Ward has been blogging for The Times every Wednesday on his experiences competing on the show.

RELATED:

Hines Ward discusses Week 8 on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke talk DWTS

--Houston Mitchell