T.J. Ford Taken Off Court on a Stretcher

by Longhorn13 on Dec 11, 2007 9:56 PM CST

T.J. stole the ball and former Florida Gator Al Horford hit him in the face. T.J. landed hard on the floor and his head bounced off the court.

Horford was ejected after the flagrant foul. Most of us know about T.J.'s problems. He missed the 2004-05 season with Milwaukee after neck surgery. Let's hope he's alright.

Still my all-time favorite Longhorn basketball player. Easily. Get well soon.

Al Horford can go to hell.

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this was terrible to watch.

i hope for the best.

My adopted son Curtis Brown has the power of flight, but can't navigate his way onto the field.

by nematode on Dec 11, 2007 9:59 PM CST reply actions

Scary..

very scary moment and I do wish him the best and he will be in my prayers.

I don't know about you guys, but I felt more worried than I normally would after hearing about this given TJ's previous injury.

My adopted son Sergio Kindle does not sleep; he waits.

by mvplonghorns on Dec 12, 2007 12:41 AM CST reply actions

Does anyone know...

How to send him a card, or where to find that information?

by Meekrob on Dec 12, 2007 8:07 AM CST reply actions

Most importantly

Here's hoping that T.J. fully recovers from this soon.

What I don't understand is why people are defending Horford on this. I just saw T.J.'s coach and some other player on SportsCenter say that Horford "isn't that kind of player." He's a rookie. How do we know yet what kind of player he is? Personally, I can only go on the visual evidence, and what I saw indicates that Horford IS that kind of player.

Watch the highlight. Look at the clock. Look at the score. Make your own conclusions.

by beast in bama on Dec 12, 2007 8:13 AM CST reply actions

I want to hate Horford as much as anyone but...

Bosh said it didn't look like a dirty play by Horford.
"Al kind of mistimed it and hit him in his head," Bosh said. "I don't think he meant to do it on purpose. He was making a basketball play. He just got him right on his head."

Bosh is a very good friend of TJ's, and he know the that position extremely well. You really have to be on the floor to get the full intent.

My adopted son Curtis Brown has the power of flight, but can't navigate his way onto the field.

by nematode on Dec 12, 2007 9:55 AM CST up reply actions

it really didn't look like it was on purpose

TJ just fooled him. On one angle you can see Horford's reaction as TJ hit the floor and he looks horrified.

by billyzane on Dec 12, 2007 10:01 AM CST up reply actions

Agree

Horford clearly went up to block a lay-up on the right side of the basket and when TJ went underneath for the reverse he tried to still block it while completely out of position. He also looked tired (you would be too if you tried to chase TJ down the court) and uncoordinated. Not intentional but not a good play either, he should have just let it go.

So take that.

by Kahuna on Dec 12, 2007 10:14 AM CST up reply actions

Maybe I'm a born prosecutor

If I'm the power forward for the next team Horford plays, I'm up in his eyeballs before tipoff: "Rook, you're the only one knows about that play the other night with T.J., but any more 'mistakes' like that will have serious consequences."

Sorry for the bile, but seeing T.J. carted off on that stretcher got my blood flowing this morning.

by beast in bama on Dec 12, 2007 11:19 AM CST up reply actions

hope TJ can make a full recovery

the play looked like a hard foul that we've seen time after time, and dont think horford had any intentions on hitting ford in the head. just hope that the stretcher was for precaution and nothing serious.

muckelroy doesnt do pushups... he pushes the earth down!

by kcc28 on Dec 12, 2007 11:39 AM CST reply actions

'Doing better'

As of 1 p.m. ET, that's the most the Toronto Star can say so far about TJ's injuries. They do report that he is traveling back to Toronto today, which is a good sign.

by NYCHorn on Dec 12, 2007 12:14 PM CST reply actions

Supposedly Horford went to the hospital...

after the game.

It didn't look like a deliberate dirty blow.

However, it was a blind swipe at a player after he'd been beat. Horford doesn't deserve a free pass as many people are so ready to give him. It was a stupid wreckless play made without the deliberate intent to hurt TJ.

--always Texas--

by longhorn00 on Dec 12, 2007 9:31 PM CST reply actions

... to see TJ

that's it

--always Texas--

by longhorn00 on Dec 12, 2007 9:32 PM CST reply actions

tj at mavs game

great to see tj, albeit in street clothes, at the game tonight vs the mavs. hopefully all that stretcher and hospital business last night was precautionary, considering his injury history. let's hope he has a full recovery and is back on the court in no time.

"This is the second most exciting indoor sport, and the other one shouldn't have spectators."

by hornshoops on Dec 13, 2007 12:32 AM CST reply actions