Fans send in hilarious reactions to Rob Williams breaking the rim in Denver
Sunday night's matchup between the Boston Celtics and the Denver Nuggets saw Rob Williams bring the game to a screeching halt after a dunk. Williams' dunk caused the rim to bend and repair work took over half an hour. NBA fans sent in hilarious reactions to the unlikely situation.
The New Year's action saw the Celtics take on the Nuggets at the Ball Arena in Colorado. Having played Boston earlier in the season, Denver were in the process of leveling the season series against the Eastern Conference leaders.
The game itself appeared to be in Denver's favor for the most part. While the Celtics were mounting a fairly steady offensive charge, the Nuggets managed to respond in a timely manner to keep them at arm's length.
However, the game took a drastic turn in the fourth quarter. Following a minor incident between Celtics guard Jaylen Brown and Nuggets guard Bones Hyland, the game took another unexpected turn.
After a dunk by Celtics big man Rob Williams, officials were forced to charge Boston with a delay of game foul. However, Williams' dunk supposedly had a greater impact than expected.
Having hung onto the rim after dunking, Rob Williams apparently bent the rim out of place. This resulted in the arena crew coming in to solve the issue. Unfortunately, the process of solving this problem took a little bit longer than expected.
The game remained idle for over 30 minutes as the technicians attempted to fix the matter. While the initial efforts involved fixing the pre-existing rim, the technicians eventually took out the rim and installed a new one.
The 40-minute delay was met with a lot of negative reactions from the players. However, fans still managed to find hilarity amidst the chaos. Here are some of the best reactions to the situation from fans on Twitter:
People are really tweeting about a 13-6 football game during the great Nuggets/Celtics rim malfunction or 2023?
This rim leveling has me on the edge of my seat! @celtics @nuggets @nba https://t.co/HsV5FuDGWA
While many of you are likely yelling "GO NUGGETS" or "GO CELTICS!" I'm yelling "GO GAME DAY OPERATIONS CREW and the level of the rim!"
Watching them fix the rim in the celtics vs nuggets game. https://t.co/AUsz9gMVDq
Rob Williams as soon as they fix the rim
#CELTICS #NUGGETS #NBA https://t.co/XRJqOCraws
the technicians trying to fix the rim at the celtics/nuggets game https://t.co/ANvmWM8mu3
The rim fixers in Nuggets Celtics https://t.co/vTN3UsRYq6
The players on both the Nuggets and the Celtics have the opportunity to do something very funny right now: hang on the rim again in order to delay the game another 30 minutes for no reason
I wish I could tell you I changed the channel from the Celtics and nuggets as they’ve spent 20 minutes fixing the rim, but alas I have not.
Watching the crew fix the rim during that Nuggets vs Celtics game was mildly entertaining lol.
Celtics been shooting on a crooked rim. This Nuggets team a scam.
Wow nuggets using a broken rim to beat the Celtics, classy!
Appreciate the rim debacle in Denver. Gave me a clean 4th quarter of the Memphis-Sac game. Now I can watch the Celtics-Nuggets.
my question is how anyone noticed the rim was off in this celtics/nuggets game lol
@TheHoopCentral ROB SMASH https://t.co/ZxIhHnizsL
@TheHoopCentral Curry is behind this somehow. Shame on Curry!
The debacle eventually resulted in the game resuming after 40 minutes. Given the amount of time spent being idle, players on both sides were in an unfavorable situation. Additionally, Rob Williams was also denied the basket as it was called offensive interference.
However, changing the rim had little to no impact on the outcome of the game. Denver emerged as winners after the 123-111 bout, and the Celtics were handed their first loss in five games.
Rob Williams addresses the broken rim situation at the Boston Celtics vs Denver Nuggets game
The broken rim at the Boston Celtics vs Denver Nuggets game became an important topic of discussion in many spaces.
Considering the amount of time the operations crew took to sort out the issue, several players were put in an uncomfortable position with regards to warming up. Following the game, Celtics center Rob Williams addressed the situation itself. When asked whether he felt the rim move after dunking, he said:
"I didn't know I did it until my teammates started blaming me to be honest."
Rob Williams did NOT know he was the one who bent the rim tonight 😂
He talks about the incident here ⬇️ https://t.co/n0ojrOPnKo
Williams' disbelief with the strange situation is justified. Considering the amount of time it took to fix the rim, several players were concerned.
With such situations being a prime basis for injuries, the Celtics are fortunate that none of their players were affected by the delay. However, a loss really does hurt their position in the East. With the Brooklyn Nets on the rise, the Boston Celtics have a lot to be concerned about.