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Charlotte Bobcats: Forward Gerald Wallace was elbowed in the face during practice Thursday and removed from the court on a stretcher.
He was awake and moving his arms and legs as he was strapped onto a board and loaded into an ambulance and taken to a hospital. The team did not immediately update his condition.
Wallace was tended to on the court for nearly 30 minutes. He had been guarding Tamar Slay during a scrimmage when he was injured.
"I was making a move and Gerald ran into my elbow," Slay said. "He was going one way and I was going the other. We just connected, collided."
Coach Bernie Bickerstaff ended practice early.
"It shows you how dangerous this is and the fact that basketball being a noncontact sport is a misnomer," he said.
Wallace, who was selected from Sacramento in June's expansion draft, has started all 13 games for the Bobcats. Known for his aggressive style, he's fourth on the team in scoring at 11.4 points a game and third in rebounding at 5.9.
He was awake and moving his arms and legs as he was strapped onto a board and loaded into an ambulance and taken to a hospital. The team did not immediately update his condition.
Wallace was tended to on the court for nearly 30 minutes. He had been guarding Tamar Slay during a scrimmage when he was injured.
"I was making a move and Gerald ran into my elbow," Slay said. "He was going one way and I was going the other. We just connected, collided."
Coach Bernie Bickerstaff ended practice early.
"It shows you how dangerous this is and the fact that basketball being a noncontact sport is a misnomer," he said.
Wallace, who was selected from Sacramento in June's expansion draft, has started all 13 games for the Bobcats. Known for his aggressive style, he's fourth on the team in scoring at 11.4 points a game and third in rebounding at 5.9.
