Kenneth Faried of the Denver Nuggets suffered an apparent neck injury in the final minute of the Golden State Warriors' 111-108 overtime win Saturday, and was later removed from Oracle Arena on a stretcher.
Faried appeared to be hit in the head in the paint with 16 seconds left. He stood for a moment before being helped to the floor, where he remained as time expired in the game.
After the contest ended, a stretcher was brought out and the power forward was removed from the arena in a neck brace. In a positive development, he signaled thumbs up to the crowd.
He scored 15 points and had 12 rebounds in nearly 29 minutes for the Nuggets. The 26-year-old New Jersey native is averaging 12.6 points and 8.9 rebounds a game this season.