Start of Spurs-Rockets game delayed 22 minutes while a bent rim was replaced

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• Start of Spurs-Rockets game delayed 22 minutes while a bent rim was replaced

  The start of Houston’s game against San Antonio on Tuesday night was delayed for 22 minutes because a player bent a rim before tipoff and it had to be replaced. The Spurs were inspecting it during introductions and soon a maintenance crew came out and placed a level on the rim before beginning to work on it. Three people on ladders worked on the rim for a few minutes before the Spurs left the court and returned to the locker room about eight minutes after the game was scheduled to tip off.

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAArticle published: 2026-01-21 01:50:53 UTC

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• Spurs-Rockets delayed after rim bent in pregame

  The start of Tuesday night's Spurs-Rockets game at Toyota Center was delayed by 22 minutes because of a rim that was bent by a player before tipoff.

  Publisher:ESPN NBAArticle published: 2026-01-21 04:08:30 UTC