Bol Bol had some impressive blocked shots during exhibition games at the NBA’s restart, but he hadn’t gotten one in his 16 limited minutes since the seeding games started. He wanted one.
So Bol tried to get in front of Jusuf Nurkic of Denver on Thursday and... that did not go well.
Good god all mighty! He killed him!@bosnianbeast27 posterizes @BolBol as called by Jim Rosshttps://t.co/JIAwp62b2o pic.twitter.com/mo6coencK1
— NBC Sports Northwest (@NBCSNorthwest) August 7, 2020
Bol did later get a blocked shot on Hassan Whiteside.
Nurkic, however, ended the night with 22 points, seven rebounds, and the Trail Blazers got a 125-115 win that has Portland comfortably as the ninth seed, just half-a-game back of eight-seed Memphis. Portland is setting itself up with a better-than-average chance make the playoffs