Mackenzie Mgbako stood with his hands on his head. Anthony Leal gestured to his teammates to get in closer to each other to block the cameras out. Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall was silent, save for some scattered whispers.
Xavier Johnson was writhing on the floor in pain, and all his team could do was watch.
Mike Woodson walked over to his captain and, after a few minutes, watched as Johnson walked off the floor with his jersey covering his face and his left arm held against his body. The sight wasn’t altogether unfamiliar to Woodson or the fans at Assembly Hall — they had seen Malik Reneau exit similarly not even two hours before.