MEMPHIS — With 3:55 left in regulation, a driving MarShon Brooks charged toward the rim before spotting an open Marc Gasol at the top of the key.
On the way down from the jumping pass, the follow-through from Brooks’ hand delivered a split above the left eye of Utah Jazz sharpshooter Joe Ingles in Memphis on Monday, Nov. 12, which caused blood to rain down his face.
“I didn’t realize it,” Ingles recalled. “I just felt like a hand in the face kind of thing, then he was yelling at the referee saying I was bleeding.”
Fortunately, the Jazz had a full timeout to burn, where athletic trainer Eric Waters worked his magic.