‘Never seen this in the NBA’: Celtics-Nuggets delayed after hoop breaks in bizarre scenes

News.com.au - 02/01
How many people does it take to fix a basketball hoop?

How many people does it take to fix a basketball hoop?

That was the question NBA fans were asking on Monday (AEDT) when the game between the Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics was delayed by 40 minutes because of a crooked hoop.

It was a much-anticipated clash between the two No. 1 seeds in the western and eastern conferences approaching the halfway mark of the season.

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The Nuggets led 110-97 midway through the fourth quarter when Celtics big man Robert Williams III completed a fairly regulation two-handed dunk.

Williams hung off th...
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