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Rudy Gay took an elbow to the top of his mouth in the third quarter of Team USA's win over Lithuania on Thursday.

"I've got a fracture in my jaw, a broken tooth and am going to probably need a root canal," Gay said. "The top is where I got hit. It's painful. It's uncomfortable, and it still bleeds, so I've got to continuously gargle. It is what it is, man.

"I think (the elbow) had a little bit to do with (the situation afterward)," Gay said. "It was a dirty play, man. It was a dirty play."

Gay had to receive treatment into the night before traveling to Madrid for the gold medal game.

Via Sam Amick/USA Today

Would this be considered a hate crime?


I kid, i jest... Didn't watch the game, but it sounds like it was a brutal blow.

I hope it was Valanciunas who did it..

Anotha Knicks fan wrote:Would this be considered a hate crime?


I kid, i jest... Didn't watch the game, but it sounds like it was a brutal blow.

I actually didnt think it was dirty at all. Big man was standing under the basket with his arms up and elbow out and Gay took the hit when he tried to finish over him. Should have been a foul because he wasnt straight up in his space, but i didnt see anything dirty about it

nikster wrote:

Anotha Knicks fan wrote:Would this be considered a hate crime?


I kid, i jest... Didn't watch the game, but it sounds like it was a brutal blow.

I actually didnt think it was dirty at all. Big man was standing under the basket with his arms up and elbow out and Gay took the hit when he tried to finish over him. Should have been a foul because he wasnt straight up in his space, but i didnt see anything dirty about it

This. there was nothing dirty about that play.

Welcome to real basketball. Something the NBA could pride itself on until all the rules changed to make it a touch foul league.

Didn't Šarić lose 6 teeth during a FIBA game on this World Cup? He didn't complain, IIRC.

Phreak50 wrote:Welcome to real basketball. Something the NBA could pride itself on until all the rules changed to make it a touch foul league.

Amen to that. Basketball was always a contact sport, anyone playing streetball will recall the no blood no foul rule. And remember when men played the game back in the days of the Bad Boys of Detroit and the Knicks Heat battles. Now, you look at Lebron as he passes by and its a foul. It's kind of ridiculous when play in the WNBA is more physical than the NBA
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Even if it was an accident, even if it came from a guy on your own team, of course you'd be freaking upset over a fractured jaw, lost tooth and possible root canal.

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