LA Salle vs Vanderbilt Official Elbowed In Head off Jump (Video)
 

One of the officials took an elbow to the face and had to go to the hospital sometime in the first 5 minutes of play. I tuned in just after it happened. Did an u one see what happened?

Don't have video to embed, but you can see it here:

Basketball Referee Collapses After Tossing Opening Tip, Carted Off

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Elbowed on the opening jump. Scary. Knocked out with his eyes open.

Jump balls are stupid.

Interesting to watch the crew have to use 2-person mechanics. They are rotating a lot from the lead...with the trail remaining ball-side. A lot of movement from the trail and not nearly as deep into the frontcourt as usual.

I wish more people would see this. Going ballside is the right way to work 2-person and very few that I see actually do it.

I had the chance to use this mechanic in the Fall when all the players from both teams were on the trail's side of the court and my PCA was nearly empty. I felt like I was more of a help to my partner in that position. Now, I look to do it, if/when I can.

didnt look like he got hit hard.

This is a good reason for the AP arrow which MTD and BillyMac dislike so much.

No. The bruises tell quite a story, though.

I believe that are on opposite sides. MTD wants to jump every time, Billy wants to start the game with a coin toss.

I vote for a rugby scrum. Just drop the ball and get the hell out of the way.

Have you seen how rugby players do sideline throw-ins? I think that might be safer than a scrum. :D

Wow. Didn't look like he got hit that hard. From now on, I am having the U's toss if I am the R.

I consider it an "Abomination Upon the Game". Billy just tells me to keep my mouth shut.

MTD, Sr.


P.S. I was accidently kicked in the stomach by a 7'-00" center in a men's jr. college game during the opening tip. Nothing serious though.

Years ago, local college Womens' game, two man crew, I caught a flailing hand/fingernail of one of the jumpers, across my forehead. You know how a facial scratch can bleed . . . it took a couple of minutes to follow the blood drops and clean them up, and to get me a bandage on my forehead. What a way to start a game!
I've been hit in the groin by a jumper's foot on a couple of occasions . . . it's a bit difficult to concentrate until everything settles down . . .