Memphis Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells exited the court Tuesday in a stretcher after a flagrant foul caused him to land hard on his back on a dunk attempt.
The play occurred on a breakaway in the second quarter of a road game against the Charlotte Hornets. Wells got the ball ahead of every Hornets defender and had an easy dunk in front of him, but KJ Simpson, another rookie, crashed into his legs and left him landing horizontally.
Simpson immediately moved to check if Wells was OK, but he remained motionless on the floor.
The Spectrum Center crowd was left completely silent as trainers attended to Wells.