Oklahoma City Thunder guard Lu Dort exited the court midway through the first quarter after colliding with Miami Heat wing Jae Crowder.
Dort, trying to get through a Crowder pick, fell to the ground in apparent knee pain after the two ran into each other.
He was replaced in the lineup by Abdel Nader.
Dort has been an important piece to the Thunder since coming up from the G League. He’s been a stalwart on defense and has averaged 11.4 points and 4.6 rebounds over the last five bubble games.
Oklahoma City was falling behind to the Heat when Dort left. When the collision occurred at the 4:27 mark, Miami led 24-18. The Heat quickly went on a 10-2 run over the next 49 seconds.
This story will be updated as more information is provided.
