Spain beat Greece on Tuesday in Group A of the men's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics. Spain blew a 16-point lead in the second half, but were able to hold on to win thanks to some clutch shooting by 39-year old Rudy Fernandez. Unfortunately, Spain lost the Olympic veteran in the fourth quarter when he was inadvertently kicked in the head by teammate Juancho Hernangomez.
Fernandez, who hit two huge 3-pointers in the fourth, fell down trying to defend Greece's Vassilis Toliopoulos and got kicked in the head under the basket by Hernangomez as he went up to contest the shot. There's obviously the initial concern about a concussion, but he also looked like he was dealing with a neck injury. Fernandez remained on the ground writhing in pain and had to be helped to the bench.
