Nuggets' Faried placed on stretcher, taken to hospital

Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried was taken off the court on a stretcher with a neck brace to stabilize him on Saturday.

Faried took an elbow to the back of the neck while jostling for a rebound late in overtime. He immediately reached to rub his neck.

The Nuggets' team doctor said Faried was taken to the hospital with a lower cervical vertebra issue and would stay overnight for precautionary reasons.