Referee Rick Crawford was doing OK after he was inadvertently struck in the face by LaSalle center Steve Zack following the opening tipoff of the consolation game of the Barclays Center Classic between Vanderbilt and LaSalle on Saturday night.
Crawford threw the ball up and as Zack came down, it appeared as if his elbow struck the 19-year official flush on the face. Crawford fell to the court and was tended to by trainers and medical professionals for roughly 10 minutes before being stretchered off the court.