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Andy Nesbitt

Kawhi Leonard hit teammate Serge Ibaka with a hard elbow that had him gushing blood

Well, this little bit of friendly fire sure looked like it hurt a bit. OK, probably a lot.

Raptors star Kawhi Leonard knocked his teammate, forward Serge Ibaka, briefly out of Wednesday’s Game 5 against the Philadelphia 76ers when he inadvertently elbowed him in the forehead while trying to pull down a rebound in the paint.

The injury happened midway through a closely played first quarter and it had Ibaka gushing blood from his forehead as he made his way back to Toronto’s locker room for more medical assistance and some stitches, according to the TNT broadcast.

He returned for the start of the second quarter with a bandaid over the stitches.

Check out how the painful play unfolded:

There was a bunch of blood:

He quickly thew down a dunk in the second quarter, so all is good.

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