Spurs-Grizzlies medical emergency update: Positive news emerges on hospitalized fan given CPR courtside

A positive update has emerged on the fan who had to be given CPR prior to the start of Monday night’s game between the San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies. According to Doc Holliday of Action News 5 in Memphis, medical staff was able to revive the man after he passed out on the court before the contest.

“Pulse is strong!” Holliday wrote. “They brought him back. I’m thankful. All praises to the Most High!”

The man had to be carried out of the arena on a stretcher after receiving CPR. It’s great to hear that he is still breathing after the scary situation, and hopefully it will be a speedy recovery back for him.

The situation delayed the start of the game as the fan was attended to. The person was given CPR while still on the court as the situation appeared to be extremely serious in nature. Local reporter Matt Infield, who was in the arena courtside, posted on X that it also appeared that the medical staff attempted to shock the person’s heart back.

The matchup ultimately tipped off at 7:51 p.m., not quite one hour after its originally scheduled time. The Grizzlies would go on to a 128-109 win against the Spurs, but the biggest victory of the evening was the news that the fan appears to be OK.

NBA betting investigation: Multiple college programs involved in scandal, per report

As a gambling ring is being investigated for its role in NBA games, college basketball has reportedly been brought into the mix.

Per David Purdum of ESPN, three college basketball programs — Eastern Michigan, Mississippi Valley State, and North Carolina A&T — were bet against by sportsbooks in the ring. Purdum did reach out to all of them for comment but either did not provide one or did not get back to him.

Purdum reports in the case of Eastern Michigan and North Carolina A&T, both were flagged for suspicious activity by “betting integrity monitors” for wagers regarding first-half spreads.

Looking at Eastern Michigan, games against Wright State and Central Michigan this season. In both cases, the Eagles went into the locker room behind. They came back to beat Wright State but had no such luck against their in-conference foe.

Just one game was mentioned by Purdum for North Carolina A&T, occurring not too long ago. Jan. 9 against Deleware, the first-half line moved up to Deleware -3.5 from -2 ahead of tip while the full-game line remained at -4. The Fightin’ Blue Hens would go on to cover that spread, leading by six at the half.