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The incident took place in the first half of the game, playing just four minutes after referee Bert Smith fell to the ground, hit his head on the parquet and remained motionless.
Help rushed to him, and the players waited anxiously for him to finish. The coach even told the Gonzaga University basketball players to turn around and not see the help being provided to Smith.
Fortunately, after a while, the doctors carried the relieved judge on the stretcher; his life was not in danger.
According to match commentators, Smith was taken to the locker room and felt intoxicated. However, according to the NCAA, the referee’s condition was not so bad that he had to travel to the hospital.
“He’s a great referee and a great man,” Gonzaga head coach Mark Few said after the game. – I was shocked and scared, but I got closer and saw that he was talking and conscious. I prayed for him and I wished him all the best. “
Finally, after a hiatus of about 10 minutes, the game was resumed and Smith was replaced by substitute referee Tony Henderson.
Photo by Scanpix / Fallen Judge Bert Smith
The Gonzaga bulldogs forced breakout did not beat the crayfish – they defeated 85:66 and entered the final four.
Martynas Arlauskas also symbolically competed in the ranks of the winners, spending a minute on the floor, but noticing nothing.
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