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Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault provided a reassuring update on Bismack Biyombo after the big man appeared to collapse near the team’s bench during Wednesday’s game against the Trail Portland Blazers.
“He’s fine. Basically, he just passed out,” Daigneault said, according to ESPN. “He was in the locker room at halftime, laughing and joking.”
ESPN noted that Biyombo was helped off the ground and made his way to the locker room, although he never used the wheelchair that was brought to him.
The incident occurred as the team was heading to the sidelines for a timeout.
Oklahoma City sign Biyombo last month after the Memphis Grizzlies waived him earlier this season. Although he appeared in 30 games with 27 starts for Memphis, he was a secondary depth piece for the Thunder.
Biyombo played an average of 5.8 minutes in the four games he played for Oklahoma City.
The veteran big man entered the league in 2011 and played for the Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets, Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Grizzlies and Thunder throughout his career.
He averaged 5.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game in his 13 seasons.
As for Wednesday’s game, the Thunder notched a 128-120 victory to improve to 43-19 on the season. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 37 points, five assists and three rebounds, while Jalen Williams (31 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals) and Chet Holmgren (21 points, 14 rebounds and five assists ) also impressed.
Oklahoma City is tied with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.
