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Oklahoma City Thunder big man Nerlens Noel suffered a head injury on Tuesday in the third quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Dan Devine of The Ringer described the play in which it occurred:
Dan Devine @YourManDevine
Oh, man. Nerlens Noel went up to try to block an Andrew Wiggins dunk; Wiggins hit him with his lead left elbow; and Noel went down hard and hit his head on the court. Stretcher out on the court in OKC.
Daniel Beyer of Fox Sports provided more details:
Daniel Beyer @danbeyeronfox
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.
Noel underwent thumb surgery last season and only played in 30 games, and he has dealt with injuries throughout his career. He missed the 2013-14 campaign because of knee surgery, missed 15 games in 2015-16 and played just 51 games in 2016-17.
Entering Tuesday, the Kentucky product averaged 5.0 points and 4.7 rebounds in his first full campaign with the Thunder after they signed him this past offseason following a disappointing showing with the Dallas Mavericks in 2017-18. He averaged just 4.4 points a night in those 30 games.
Noel can serve as a double-double threat when completely healthy, as evidenced by his 11.1 points and 8.1 rebounds per game in 2015-16.
The Thunder figure to rely even more on the combination of Steven Adams, Jerami Grant and Patrick Patterson in the frontcourt while Noel is sidelined.
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