Kyrie Irving took a hard fall on his hip and stayed on the ground for some time, before being walked back to the locker room.
While he did not finish USA Basketball's 95-71 win over Ukraine, Irving was aware of the reaction to his fall on social media and elsewhere. He tweeted after that the he was fine.
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Im all good everybody, just a tough fall. Appreciate the concern #ontobarcelona
— Kyrie Irving (@KyrieIrving) September 4, 2014
Fans, journalists and basketball people are all on high alert when it comes to injuries. After Paul George went down with a compound fracture, antennas were raised and concern over possible injury was heightened. There is a reason Derrick Rose's progression has been charted on an almost daily basis, with reports about whether he practiced surfacing at every turn.
Luckily, it appears that Irving only hit the ground hard on the fall and did not cause any further damage.