Spurs-GRIZZLIES game delayed after the tab collapses near the dish just before tip-off

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Yes Morant, Jaylen Wells and their Grizzlie's teammates hugged themselves in prayer after a fan collapsed in the stands. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Yes Morant, Jaylen Wells and their Grizzlie’s teammates hugged themselves in prayer after a fan collapsed in the stands. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Tip-Off between Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs was delayed on Monday night after a fan in the stands collapsed and experienced a medical emergency.

The incident took place before the planned at. 19.00 CT time tip in Memphis. Emergency Medical Responsers To Court with a stretcher and administered the CPR to the fan at the Court, according to Memphi’s commercial appeal.

Grizzlies players and coaches gathered in a prayer circle near their bench when the tab received medical treatment.

Emergency people took the tab off the field on a stretcher. According to the Fanduel Sports Network broadcast, the fan was transported from the FedEx Forum in an ambulance.

The nature of the medical emergency and the condition of the fan was not originally clear. A statement from Grizzlies offered few details.

“Just before the start of tonight’s game, a fan sitting in the court suffered from a medical emergency,” a grizzlies spokesman said via a statement. “We send our thoughts and prayers to the person involved and are grateful to the first respondents and medical staff who provided the necessary care. The start of the game began after a delay.”

Players paused their warm -ups and went to their respective dressing rooms in the wake of the incident. They returned to the court with 15 minutes left on the warm -up clock and eventually tilted at 1 p.m. 7:50 CT after an approx. 50 minute delay.

Grizzlies won the game, 129-109.