If you’re in the middle of a dessert, pardon me for this one bloody photo introduction courtesy of Azcentral. That’s Nash and the messy nose gash.
Last Monday, I woke up as early as 3AM to watch Game 1 of Suns-Spurs match live on Basketball TV. It was a real close fight between two tough teams.
But during the last 3 minutes of the game with Spurs up by 1 point, Steve Nash and Tony Parker had a bad collision. Parker had a bump on his forehead. Nash had a bloody cut on the nose. But he was able to make a 3-point basket and scored two more points before NBA guys decided to keep him out in the last crucial minutes of the game. Blood was dripping all over him.
How bloody was the gash? They say it took 20 pairs latex gloves, Band-Aids, Steri-Strips and 20 gauze pads to keep it from bleeding further.
End result is Spurs won Game 1. Steve Nash will play Game 2 with 6 stitches on his nose. (To think I have drawn him a nice watercolor portrait last year. Oh well…maybe I should email him a digital copy of that to cheer him up.)
Now you may resume eating.
Did you see how he sustained the injury? Tony Parker and Nash collided and Tony was totally knocked out! Tony couldn’t get up so Nash tried to help him. When Amare saw the blood on the floor, he told Nash to get help.
Nash wasn’t aware that he had a gaping cut on his nose. I don’t even see noses bleed that bad in boxing matches.
I saw it and I thought the casualty in that collision was Parker as all cameras were focused on him. (I was waiting for Eva Longoria to go to Parker.) No one noticed that Nash was bleeding bad until he reached the bench.