Last week the Los Angeles Lakers Spanish broadcast team began comparing Timofey Mozgov to "Rocky IV" villain Ivan Drago. On Tuesday night the Indiana Pacers treated his face like Drago did Rocky Balboa's.
First, Mozgov took a shot to the mouth from Pacers point guard Jeff Teague that ended up requiring four stitches after the game. Such a blow would've ended a lot of players' nights, but not Mozgov. The Lakers big man returned to the game afterwards despite the injury but his face proved to be an irresistible (and according to the referees, incidental) target for the Pacers, who caught him in the eye and ended his night.