The Sunday night game between the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets was a matchup of the NBA's Eastern and Western conference leaders, as well as top MVP contenders Jayson Tatum and Nikola Jokic. But the showdown was overshadowed by a bent rim that caused a delay of about 35 minutes.
Boston's Robert Williams III seemed to be the culprit, after he hung onto the rim following a thunderous dunk with 8:06 left in the fourth quarter. Soon after, the rim was leaning a bit to the left.
After a timeout with 6:43 left and the Nuggets leading 110-97, officials summoned the arena crew to level the rim.