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Rocky gets the wind knocked out of him and passes out while being lowered from the rafters.
A pregame stunt by popular Nuggets mascot Rocky gave fans in Denver quite the scare on Friday night.
Rocky, widely considered one of the best mascots in sports, got the wind knocked out of him as he was being lowered down to the court in a harness before the Nuggets home opener against the Blazers.
Rocky collapsed on the court as horrified fans watched on, according to Denver’s ABC affiliate . The station reported that Rocky was checked by doctors and taken off the court.
The Nuggets later announced that Rocky was okay, but would not return to the game. The costumed mountain lion character is expected back for Denver’s next game against the Spurs on Tuesday.
Tom Merolla, an executive producer for Denver’s CBS4, tweeted this horrifying photo of the lifeless body being lowered to the court:
“Can’t lie, seeing Rocky’s lifeless body being lowered was kinda creepy,” tweeted one fan.
Rocky took to Twitter Saturday morning to reassure his fans that he was okay.
“Feeling much better, #NuggetsNation! Thanks for your support. I hope to be back in action for 11/5 vs the @Spurs. Go @DenverNuggets!”
The Nuggets didn’t show much life during the home opener and fell to 0-2 on the season with a 113-98 loss.
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