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Cleveland Cavaliers mascot Moondog treated and released from hospital after a play fight gone bad with Indiana's David West
Published: Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 11:48 PM Updated: Thursday, April 12, 2012, 1:09 AM
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http://media.cleveland.com/startingblocks/photo/8483175-large.jpgView full size (http://media.cleveland.com/startingblocks/photo/moondogjpg-fecdcdad55ac0cde.jpg)Roadell Hickman, The Plain DealerCavaliers team mascot Moondog suffered an eye injury on Wednesday night at The Q.
CLEVELAND – The Cavaliers’ growing injury list will now include its team mascot.
Moondog needed to be taken to a local hospital after suffering an eye injury during a pre-game play fight with Indiana Pacers forward David West at The Q on Wednesday night. The Cavalier canine was later released and a team spokesman said he should be fine.
The club did not update his status for Sunday’s game against Orlando. It's unclear whether the Cavs, already without Kyrie Irving and Anderson Varejao among others, will need to promote a mascot from the NBA Development League
“He jumped at me so I thought we were playing around and then the next thing I know he went down,” West told reporters after the game. “It was definitely an accident.”
Moondog was spotted running through the hall, his dog head removed, clutching a towel to his eye. The mascot occasionally has fun sparring with opposing players before the game or during a timeout. Moondog and West exchanged some playful punches and apparently one caught him hard enough to do damage.
It might be the most memorable Cleveland mascot mishap since the Indians' Slider suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament when he fell off the outfield wall at Progressive Field during the 1995 American League Championship Series against Seattle.
As for Moondog, his recovery time should be much quicker. Not that it made West feel any better. While some Pacers teammates chuckled about the incident, West was quite apologetic.
“I feel terrible about that, I really do,” West said. “We were just having fun right before the game. We were just messing around. I really hope he's OK. Make sure he knows I'm sorry.”
Published: Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 11:48 PM Updated: Thursday, April 12, 2012, 1:09 AM
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http://media.cleveland.com/startingblocks/photo/8483175-large.jpgView full size (http://media.cleveland.com/startingblocks/photo/moondogjpg-fecdcdad55ac0cde.jpg)Roadell Hickman, The Plain DealerCavaliers team mascot Moondog suffered an eye injury on Wednesday night at The Q.
CLEVELAND – The Cavaliers’ growing injury list will now include its team mascot.
Moondog needed to be taken to a local hospital after suffering an eye injury during a pre-game play fight with Indiana Pacers forward David West at The Q on Wednesday night. The Cavalier canine was later released and a team spokesman said he should be fine.
The club did not update his status for Sunday’s game against Orlando. It's unclear whether the Cavs, already without Kyrie Irving and Anderson Varejao among others, will need to promote a mascot from the NBA Development League
“He jumped at me so I thought we were playing around and then the next thing I know he went down,” West told reporters after the game. “It was definitely an accident.”
Moondog was spotted running through the hall, his dog head removed, clutching a towel to his eye. The mascot occasionally has fun sparring with opposing players before the game or during a timeout. Moondog and West exchanged some playful punches and apparently one caught him hard enough to do damage.
It might be the most memorable Cleveland mascot mishap since the Indians' Slider suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament when he fell off the outfield wall at Progressive Field during the 1995 American League Championship Series against Seattle.
As for Moondog, his recovery time should be much quicker. Not that it made West feel any better. While some Pacers teammates chuckled about the incident, West was quite apologetic.
“I feel terrible about that, I really do,” West said. “We were just having fun right before the game. We were just messing around. I really hope he's OK. Make sure he knows I'm sorry.”