Game 4 of NBA Finals briefly delayed to check one of the rims

Associated Press
Updated ·1 min read
Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) dunks the ball during the first half of Game 4 of the basketball NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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MIAMI (AP) — Game 4 of the NBA Finals was delayed for about nine minutes on Friday night after Miami's Bam Adebayo appeared to bend one of the rims on a missed dunk attempt.

It happened with 2:07 left in the third quarter. Adebayo missed a two-hand dunk try, hung onto the rim for a moment or two afterward and that's when someone noticed that the basket didn't appear to be level.

Play was stopped and within about five minutes, a ladder was brought onto the court for someone to climb up and investigate. The rim was declared OK — and then the stoppage continued because of an separate incident at the other end of the court by the Heat bench. Medical personnel brought a stretcher out and wheeled a woman off who was covering her face with one of her hands.

Denver led 76-68 when the game was briefly halted.

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