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NBA World Responds With Prayers To Nerlens Noel After His Horrific Fall
This was a tough one.
During last night’s game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Oklahoma City Thunder, Nerlens Noel attempted to block Andrew Wiggins’ dunk attempt. As they both were in mid-air, Wiggins inadvertently elbowed Noel in the face, dazing him, before his head slammed against the floor really, really hard.
Noel was stretchered off the floor and immediately taken to a hospital. As of now, there aren’t any updates on Noel and the severity of his injury.
Prayers up for Nerlens Noel. The Thunder big man caught an elbow, hit his head and had to be stretchered off 🙏 pic.twitter.com/22qPKtz1l6
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 9, 2019
Fans and players responded with prayers for the big man, who will hopefully recover from this horrible fall.
Prayers for Nerlens Noel! That’s scary! @NerlensNoel3
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) January 9, 2019
Thoughts out to Nerlens Noel. His head smacked the ground very hard after trying to block a Andrew Wiggins dunk attempt. He left the game on a stretcher.pic.twitter.com/OLtkzQuJWs
— Dominique Clare (@DomClare) January 9, 2019
https://twitter.com/dreamthedayaway/status/1082858037751226369
Wow. #Thunder big man Nerlens Noel hit his head hard on the floor and is still laying there. Doctors yelling “keep your eyes open”. Scary.
— Dan Beyer (@danbeyeronfox) January 9, 2019
https://twitter.com/smelllikesugar/status/1082868994988756992
Russell Westbrook on what was going through his mind when Nerlens Noel was injured: “I’d rather not talk about it.” He also gave his thoughts on OKC’s final possession. pic.twitter.com/BbGEnyYNgZ
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) January 9, 2019
WE ARE PRAYING FOR YOU NERLENS NOEL!! pic.twitter.com/na16Ddnda9
— Shannon R. Jones (@shannonrj0nes) January 9, 2019
Sending prayers to Thunder’s Center and Everett native Nerlens Noel after he sustained a head injury during tonight’s game 🙏 pic.twitter.com/a0qBzmTEvp
— Wicked Good Sports (@WickedGoodSprts) January 9, 2019
Just saw the video of the Nerlens Noel fall, really hope it ends up being not as bad as it looked. Never like to see anybody go down like that
— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) January 9, 2019
Hoping Nerlens Noel is OK. Took an elbow in the forehead from a driving Wiggins, then his head hit the floor hard as he fell. Being stretchered off. Very scary.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 9, 2019
The game is IRRELEVANT…pray for Nerlens Noel’s health!! 🙏🏾
— Antonio Daniels (@adaniels33) January 9, 2019
I’m not going to sleep until I know Nerlens Noel is okay
— Matty Double Dribbles (@MattTyranny) January 9, 2019
The Timberwolves bench laughing whilst Nerlens Noel is on the floor unconscious after banging his head, goes to show you the state of their organization, pathetic. #NBA
— Devin (@DevinScott64) January 9, 2019
