NBA referee Scott Wall BADLY rolls ankle by colliding with Jordan Poole in Warriors vs Knicks at MSG
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NBA referee Scott Wall, 66, sprains his ankle BADLY when colliding with Jordan Poole in the first quarter of Warriors vs. Knicks at Madison Square Garden and is forced off the court for treatment, but he returns in the second quarter!
The game Warriors vs. The Knicks at Madison Square Garden were momentarily reduced to two referees midway through the first quarter when official Scott Wall badly sprained his ankle after colliding with Jordan Poole.
Replays showed the 66-year-old Wall flipped heavily on the toe of his ankle as Poole cut from the wing.
Hall appeared to almost step on the back of Poole’s foot before rolling his own, but he was able to hobble off the pitch, suggesting it might not have been as bad as it first seemed.
Remarkably, however, Wall was back on the sidelines a short time later. He resumed his position midway through the second quarter and seemed fine.
NBA official Scott Wall severely sprained his ankle after colliding with Jordan Poole (pictured)
Wall (center – No 31) needed help off the court but managed to come back in the second quarter
As soon as it happened, Wall immediately seemed to feel uncomfortable. He jumped for a second and fell to the ground as the play progressed and needed his fellow officials to help him off the field.
He slowly walked off the court with around five minutes left in the first quarter, only two umpires left in the game.
‘That umpire Scott Wall had the worst sprained ankle I’ve ever seen dammit!’ said a fan on Twitter.
Another wrote: ‘Oh man, that was disgusting. Hoping Scott Wall is okay.
The incident did not appear to distract Poole in action for Golden State on Tuesday night in New York. He finished the first quarter with 12 points, the highest scorer for his team.
Poole did not seem distracted by the incident, scoring 12 points in the first quarter.