OKC Thunder center Bismack Biyombo collapsed on the bench in frightening scenes during his team’s match against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday (all times AEDT).
The worrying moment occurred in the first half, when Biyombo unexpectedly fell to the ground as his teammates headed to the bench for a timeout.
His teammates and officials gathered around Biyombo before he was finally able to leave the field without assistance.
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Fortunately, Biyombo has been cleared of any serious medical issues by Portland doctors, according to Thunder sideline reporter Nick Gallo.
However, OKC reportedly took a conservative approach with the big man and held him in check for the rest of the game before evaluating him further tomorrow.
Biyombo signed with the Thunder last month to add on-court depth to Mark Daigneault’s team.
This happened in a game where Josh Giddey shot an incredible 8 of 9 from the field for 19 points, adding six rebounds and seven assists as the Thunder rolled to a 128-120 victory.
Fellow Australian Dup Reath supported his career-best outing earlier this week with 16 points and five rebounds, again starting at center with DeAndre Ayton sidelined.
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Things got spicy in the final seconds of Chicago’s 119-117 win over Utah, with John Collins fighting with a crowd of Bulls players — and even an assistant coach.
Collins chirped with Torrey Craig near the Bulls bench before the Jazz forward began shoving Chicago assistant Chris Fleming as emotions really got the better of both teams.
This led to a wild brawl with several players and officials involved in bizarre scenes with nine seconds remaining in the competition.
In other results, Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points with six rebounds and seven assists and Paul George and James Harden added 21 points each as the Clippers came from behind to defeat the Rockets 122-116.
LA endured a monster performance from Alperen Sengun, who had 23 points, 19 rebounds and 14 assists, leading the Rockets’ starting five in double-digit scoring.
In the last game, the Golden State Warriors destroyed the Milwaukee Bucks 125-90 behind Stephen Curry’s 29 points.
The Warriors, crushed by the Celtics 140-88 in their last match, rebounded spectacularly, with ultra-efficient shooting at 55% from the field including 48% at three points.
ALL RESULTS…
MAGIC 119 THE MAGICIANS 109
RIDERS 101 FALCONS 112
GRIZZLE 115 76ERS 109
MOWERS 122 ROCKETS 116
BULLS 119 JAZZ117
90 dollars WARRIORS 125
THUNDER 128 TRAIL BLAZER 120
KINGS – LAKERS
