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Nets rule out Kyrie Irving after elbow to the face from Nikola Vucevic

Kyrie Irving took a blow to head and was ruled out of Tuesday's game between the Brooklyn Nets and Chicago Bulls.

The Nets guard collapsed to the court in the third quarter after Bulls center Nikola Vucevic inadvertently elbowed him in the face while the two jumped for a rebound. Vucevic's left elbow connected near Irving's right eye during the collision.

Whole Nets team went to check in on Kyrie after getting elbowed in the face by Vucevic pic.twitter.com/olWTw0BIs7

Irving remained lying on his back for several moments before his teammates and trainers helped him off the floor.