Former Tennessee star Tobias Harris suffers scary injury after nasty fall

Former Tennessee star Tobias Harris suffered a tremendous fall during Sunday’s game against the Boston Celtics.

Late in the third quarter, the Philadelphia 76ers player took a hard tumble at the rim after offering help defense on a drive to the basket. Harris had played 30 minutes in the game by that point, and had 16 points, four rebounds and an assist on 5-of-9 shooting from the field. Harris fortunately walked off under his own power, but the extent of his possible head/neck injury wasn’t immediately clear. Harris appeared to be bleeding from the side of his head as he left the court.

Boston led the series 3-0 as it’s been a disappointing finish for Harris and the other 76ers. The combination of Al Horford, Joel Embiid and Harris has fallen short of expectations.

Harris, an eight-year pro, averaged 14.3 points, 11 rebounds and 4.7 assists this season. The 76ers are his fifth team since he entered the NBA in 2011-12 with Milwaukee. This is his second season in Philadelphia.

Boston went on a 16-2 run after Harris’ injury as the Celtics took a 14-point lead midway through the fourth quarter.

Tobias Harris just went down hard pic.twitter.com/pBwLj3RXov

— Top Ball Coverage (@TopBallCoverage) August 23, 2020

Harris walked off the court on his own power, after appearing to be bleeding from the side of his head. https://t.co/deyVSbOui6

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 23, 2020

Keith Farner

A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.