Angel City defender Savy King has been discharged from the hospital after undergoing successful heart surgery, beginning the next phase of her recovery about a week after a medical event during her team's match against the Utah Royals.

Just over a week after collapsing on the field in a game against the Utah Royals, Angel City FC defender Savy King is back at home.

Angel City defender Savy King has been released from the hospital, just more than a week after she collapsed on the field during a match and needed surgery to treat a heart abnormality. King posted a photo of herself in the hospital holding a heart-shaped pillow and giving a thumbs up on social media Sunday.