Watch: Referee exits game after running into Texas Tech player, receives nice ovation from crowd

During the second half of Texas Tech's Big 12 home-opener against Kansas State, referee Rick Crawford ran into a Red Raiders player who was waiting to check into the game at the scorer's table.

This official took a hard hit after running into a Texas Tech player waiting to enter the game. He had to exit the game and it will be a two-man officiating crew for the rest of the half. pic.twitter.com/NQujX8B1Lj

After the play, medical staff came out to look at the referee, who was still down on the court.

This isn't the first injury he's sustained on the court. He took an elbow to the head and collapsed on the court in a Barclays Center Classic consolation game five years ago.

After he sat up and…