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Nerlens Noel Stretchered Off vs. T-Wolves After Suffering Scary Head Injury

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Nerlens Noel suffered a head injury on Tuesday in the third quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Dan Devine of The Ringer described the play in which it occurred:

Daniel Beyer of Fox Sports provided more details:

Daniel Beyer

Wow. #Thunder big man Nerlens Noel hit his head hard on the floor and is still laying there. Doctors yelling “keep your eyes open”. Scary.

Noel underwent thumb surgery last season and only played in 30 games, and he has dealt with injuries throughout his career.