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Saturday’s recreation between the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs briefly was knowledgeable wrestling match, when a tough foul from Zach Collins precipitated Russell Westbrook to bleed from his brow.
With two minutes remaining within the third quarter of the Lakers’ 143-138 win in San Antonio, Collins bit on a Westbrook pump pretend, then struck Westbrook together with his elbow as he introduced his arms right down to commit the foul. Westbrook, bleeding profusely from his brow, instantly hopped up off the ground and ran towards Collins earlier than being restrained by LeBron James.
“Unfortunately, my elbow simply caught his head and he began bleeding and it regarded horrible,” Collins stated after the sport. “But I actually wasn’t attempting to do something. I simply did not need him to get a shot off.”
Cooler heads rapidly prevailed, and the officers reviewed the play. Collins was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul, leading to his ejection, whereas Westbrook obtained a technical foul for his response. Westbrook remained within the recreation and made certainly one of two free throws earlier than heading to the locker room for additional examination. The laceration didn’t require stitches, and he re-entered the sport early within the fourth quarter, ending with 11 factors, eight rebounds and 6 assists.
After a tough begin to the season, Westbrook has embraced his position because the Lakers’ sixth man, averaging 16.1 factors, 8.2 assists and 4.8 rebounds on 37 p.c 3-point taking pictures in 13 video games as a reserve coming into Saturday. The Lakers struggled to start the season, however have now gained 5 of their final six video games to enhance to 7-11.
