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Earthquake ends New York Knicks summer league game early (Video)

The NBA world descended upon Las Vegas for summer basketball and to see Zion Williamson‘s first game as a professional. However, what was happening on the court became a secondary storyline in the second half of the New York Knicks-New Orleans Pelicans game.

An earthquake interrupted the contest and caused significant delays.

The Knicks-Pelicans Summer League game ends in an Earthquake. pic.twitter.com/A03gBNloMh

— ESNY (@EliteSportsNY) July 6, 2019

This was no minor tremor. This was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that had the jumbotron and its speakers swaying from side-to-side.