{"id":415020,"date":"2023-01-02T20:02:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T20:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=415020"},"modified":"2023-01-02T20:02:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T20:02:51","slug":"video-massive-nba-game-paused-in-between-as-robert-williams-insane-dunk-alters-the-rim-of-the-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/video-massive-nba-game-paused-in-between-as-robert-williams-insane-dunk-alters-the-rim-of-the-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Massive NBA Game Paused in Between as Robert Williams&#8217; Insane Dunk Alters the Rim of the Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a 40-minute holdup at Ball Arena, the NBA game between the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets ended up lasting far longer than anticipated. Rob Williams&#8217; dunk during the Boston Celtics vs. Denver Nuggets game on Sunday night ended the contest abruptly. Williams&#8217; slam bent the rim, and it took more than 30 minutes to fix it. By himself, Robert Williams added nearly 30 minutes to the Boston Celtics&#8217; game versus the Denver Nuggets.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TNAOlF622ns\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Midway through the fourth quarter of Boston&#8217;s 123-111 loss to the Nuggets at Ball Arena on Sunday night, Williams received a pass, tossed down an alley-oop, and <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/a-robert-williams-dunk-delayed-the-celtics-game-against-the-nuggets-by-about-30-minutes-035547360.html\">dangled<\/a> a little bit on the rim before coming to his feet. It turns out that the last section destroyed the rim.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title=\"\u201cThat Catch Was Nasty\u201d \u2013 Brooklyn Nets Star Kevin Durant Gets Blown Away By NFL\u2019s Mike Williams\u2019 Insane Catch\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/that-catch-was-nasty-brooklyn-nets-star-kevin-durant-gets-blown-away-by-nfls-mike-williams-insane-catch\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u201cThat Catch Was Nasty\u201d \u2013 Brooklyn Nets Star Kevin Durant Gets Blown Away By NFL\u2019s Mike Williams\u2019 Insane Catch<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>NBA game paused due to Robert Williams&#8217; dunk<\/h2>\n<p>The game had to be stopped with 6:43 left in the fourth quarter because the rim was uneven after Celtics center Robert Williams&#8217; thunderous dunk. Players from both sides sought to get warm while waiting for the play to begin because there was no fast answer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rob_williamsIII?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rob_williamsIII<\/a> can&#39;t believe what he&#39;s seeing and tbh neither can we\ud83d\ude02<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BOSvsDEN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BOSvsDEN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0DfmAdVxqK\">pic.twitter.com\/0DfmAdVxqK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSCeltics\/status\/1609749964330242050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In Marcus Smart&#8217;s case, this meant kicking back on the court. The players had a lot of harsh comments about the 40-minute delay. Fans were able to laugh despite the mayhem, though.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Smart really just sat in the middle of the floor and we love this energy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RimGate2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RimGate2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BOSvsDEN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BOSvsDEN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kaN8IWevmn\">pic.twitter.com\/kaN8IWevmn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSCeltics\/status\/1609751791658471427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The break wasn&#8217;t entirely useless. Deandre Jordan was able to have some fun with a little spectator who was watching from the courtside.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DeAndre Jordan playing Rock Paper Scissors with a fan during the Celtics-Nuggets delay \ud83d\ude06 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kXpmtxjPVu\">pic.twitter.com\/kXpmtxjPVu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNNBA\/status\/1609755369164935168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Williams finished off the bench for Boston, which began a four-game road trip on Sunday NBA night, with eight points and six rebounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More NBA news:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a title=\"Boston Teen Charged After \u2018Sucker Punching\u2019 Referee During Basketball Game\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/boston-teen-charged-after-sucker-punching-referee-during-basketball-game\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Boston Teen Charged After \u2018Sucker Punching\u2019 Referee During Basketball Game<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a title=\"NBA Legend John Stockton Makes Massive Claim That \u2018Thousands of Athletes Died Due to Vaccination\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nba-legend-john-stockton-makes-massive-claim-that-thousands-of-athletes-died-due-to-vaccination\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NBA Legend John Stockton Makes Massive Claim That \u2018Thousands of Athletes Died Due to Vaccination<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a title=\"Revisiting Pelican\u2019s 2019 Draft Pick: Zion Williamson vs. Ja Morant, Was The Pick Worth It?\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/revisiting-pelicans-2019-draft-pick-zion-williamson-vs-ja-morant-was-the-pick-worth-it\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Revisiting Pelican\u2019s 2019 Draft Pick: Zion Williamson vs. Ja Morant, Was The Pick Worth It?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nba\/\"><strong><em>Follow our NBA page for more key NBA updates and news<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a 40-minute holdup at Ball Arena, the NBA game between the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets ended up lasting far longer than anticipated. Rob Williams&#8217; dunk during the Boston Celtics vs. Denver Nuggets game on Sunday night ended the contest abruptly. Williams&#8217; slam bent the rim, and it took more than 30 minutes to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":392595,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[2017],"class_list":["post-415020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-robert-williams"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=415020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=415020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}