Sħãlïq™ Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Nolan Smith Suffers Concussion LAS VEGAS – Trail Blazers guard Nolan Smith was released from the hospital Tuesday night after suffering a concussion in the final minute of the summer-league game against the Rockets and being taken from Cox Pavilion on a stretcher. “All tests normal,” the team reported via Twitter, after previously saying Smith had a full range of motion. Smith, a second-year Duke product who played in 44 of the 66 games as a rookie, was injured with 42.9 seconds left when he was fouled by Zoran Dragic on a driving layup. Smith’s momentum took him into the basket stanchion. He took a few more steps, then fell to the court a few feet beyond the baseline. The Trail Blazers, quickly seeing something was wrong, rushed to his side. Coaches and players came as well while Smith spent several minutes on his back, barely moving but speaking to medical personnel, as the crowd remained quiet. His head and neck were immobilized before he was placed on a stretcher and wheeled down a sideline and to a waiting ambulance as fans and some players applauded. The final 42.9 seconds of Houston’s 99-88 victory were canceled.Source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Damn. Best of luck to him on his recovery. Nolan might AG a significant role this season if we can't sign any free agents.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Damn. Best of luck to him on his recovery. Nolan might AG a significant role this season if we can't sign any free agents..Agreed, BTW Wesley Matthews is quickly becoming one of my favorite Blazers: (...) The Trail Blazers had a “debacle” of a 2011-12, an opinion that in Portland is accepted more as a fact, prospects would be a big part of the recovery, and so Wesley Matthews decided he would play in summer league at nearly 26 years old and with 230 games of real NBA experience. Matthews was so insistent on being here that he stayed after he finished playing, as was the case Tuesday night on the bench inside Cox Pavilion as the Trail Blazers lost to the Rockets 99-89, a game halted with 42.9 seconds remaining after Portland guard Nolan Smith suffered a head or neck injury. Matthews’ statistical impact for summer league was seven points in 15 minutes Sunday against the Hornets, the one and likely only appearance. But the plan is for his real impact to be much more and impossible to measure.http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/07/17/veteran-matthews-leading-youngsters/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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