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Marquis Daniels Injury: Celtics Reserve Suffers Neck Injury Against Magic (VIDEO)



Boston's Marquis Daniels collided with Orlando's Gilbert Arenas in the second quarter of Sunday's game at TD Garden and immediately fell to the ground.

Daniels' face appeared to hit Arenas' arm and snap to the right after attempting to drive to the basket. He collapsed face-first and was motionless, but his eyes were open and he was conscious.

The 30-year-old was taken off the floor on a stretcher and brought to the nearby New England Baptist Hosptial. He gave a thumbs up to the crowd as he left the stadium. ( Read Marquis Daniels more... )

Marquis Daniels Suffers Neck Injury, Taken to Hospital

During the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Magic, Marquis Daniels made a crossover move on the Magic's Gilbert Arenas and caught his neck on Arenas' chest. He immediately hit the floor face down and lay ther motionless.

As the Garden crowd grew eerily silent, a stretcher was pulled out to take Quis away. Before being taken away, Quis gave everyone in the crowd something they had been hoping for -- a sign. With a thumbs up, Quis was on his way to New England Baptist Hospital. ( Read Marquis Daniels more... )

Marquis Daniels hurt, leaves game

BOSTON -- Celtics' Marquis Daniels suffered a neck injury during the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Orlando Magic and needed to be taken from the court on a stretcher in a scary scene on the TD Garden floor.

With 11:01 to play in the second frame, Daniels posted up on Magic guard Gilbert Arenas, but appeared to snag his neck as he attempted to drive towards the basket. Daniels collided with Arenas' left arm, seeming to knock him out. Daniels collapsed forward, landing face-first on the floor. Team doctors and arena paramedics attended to Daniels during a long stoppage in play. ( Read Marquis Daniels more... )

Orlalndo native Marquis Daniels Hospitalized

Celtics guard Marquis Daniels, who attended Orlando Edgewater High School, was taken by ambulance from TD Garden on Sunday after sustaining a neck injury against the Magic.

Daniels collided with Magic point guard Gilbert Arenas and appeared to hit his head on Arenas’ shoulder and then on the floor.

He appeared to lose consciousness. ( Read Marquis Daniels more... )

Celtics' Daniels Leaves Game

Celtics swingman Marquis Daniels left Sunday's contest against the Magic after colliding with Orlando guard Gilbert Arenas.

Daniels was driving into the lane in the opening minutes of the second quarter when he collided with Arenas under the basket and fell to the floor.

After remaining on the court for several minutes, he was placed on a stretcher by TD Garden paramedics and immediately sent to the hospital via ambulance. Daniels was conscious during the entire process and even gave a thumbs up to the home crowd. ( Read Marquis Daniels more... )

Celtics top Magic as Marquis Daniels leaves on stretcher

BOSTON (AP) — Rajon Rondo (FSY) scored 11 of his 26 points in the third quarter when the Boston Celtics capitalized on Orlando's cold shooting to take charge and go on to a 91-80 win over the Magic on Sunday.

Boston led 46-43 at halftime and stretched that to 70-55 with 3:36 left in the third quarter. At that point, the Celtics had made 9 of their 10 shots in the period while the Magic had hit just 4 of 18.

Orlando scored the last six points of the third quarter, cutting the lead to 70-61, but the Celtics came right back with a 7-2 run to go ahead 77-63. They led by at least eight the rest of the way. ( Read Marquis Daniels more... )

Celtics' Marquis Daniels Leaves Game on Stretcher After Neck Injury (Video)

Early in the second quarter of Sunday's Eastern Conference Finals rematch between the Celtics and the Magic, Boston's Marquis Daniels was posting up Gilbert Arenas with his back to the basket, then faced up and began to make his move. In doing so, his head made contact with Arenas's chest, and Daniels immediately collapsed to the floor, where he remained motionless for a few minutes before being taken off on a stretcher. ( Read Marquis Daniels more... )

Las imágenes de la lesión de Marquis Daniels hacen enmudecer a la NBA

El jugador de los Celtics es trasladado a un hospital tras un escalofriante incidente en el partido que los de Boston disputan ante los Orlando Magic

Para estas horas las imágenes de la jugada que relatamos en este noticia estarán dando la vuelta al mundo. Y no son para menos. Realmente escalofriantes. Se estaban disputando los primeros minutos del 2º periodo del Boston Celtics - Orlando Magic cuando en un jugada de ataque de los verdes, Marquis Daniels (1.98/29 años) inicia una entrada a canasta y Gilbert Arenas extiende el brazo y choca de forma completamente fortuita en el parietal de Daniels. Tras el impacto, el alero de los Celtics se desploma y cae sobre la pista. Seguidamente espasmos musculares en un jugador que muestra una rigidez preocupante. ( Read Marquis Daniels more... )

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