The lights went out in the middle of Spurs-Grizzlies Game 4
Add another entry to the Memphis Grizzlies’ miles-long injured list: their home gym’s power grid.
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At the 10:03 mark of the second quarter of Game 4 between the Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs, the lights at FedEx Forum decided to take a little post-Sunday-brunch nap:
Lights out in Memphis during 2nd qtr. Game halted, @spurs lead 25-23 over @memgrizz #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/k0B2H7InqY
— Davide Chinellato (@dchinellato) April 24, 2016
Lights went out here at the @FedExForum pic.twitter.com/5k76gNZ7yX
— Rachel Santschi (@RachelSantschi) April 24, 2016
No lights, no game #Spurs #Grizzlies power outage pic.twitter.com/G94mj0chMb
— Jabari Young (@JabariJYoung) April 24, 2016
— Abe Schwadron (@abe_squad) April 24, 2016
After a few confusing moments, the public address announcer at FedEx Forum told the fans in attendance that there had been a power surge that caused a “building-wide brown-out that caused us to lose lights on court.” Both teams remained on the court, with Memphis head coach Dave Joerger evidently taking advantage of this unexpected and extended timeout:
Dave Joerger is drawing up plays in the rosin powder and Tony Allen is asking serious questions about it.
— Chris Herrington (@HerringtonNBA) April 24, 2016
After an 18-minute delay during which ABC’s coverage kicked back to its studio show — and during which we learned that the outage extended beyond the walls of FedEx Forum to the surrounding downtown Memphis area due to a “county-wide drop in voltage” — the lights came back on and the two teams resumed play, with the Grizzlies fighting to stave off elimination and the Spurs looking to turn out the lights in Memphis for the rest of the spring and summer.
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