Watch an NBA reporter get hit in the head by a ball on live TV
Updated
Mar. 4, 2020 11:07 a.m. ET

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Doing a live report courtside at an NBA game can be dangerous.
J. Michael of CSN Washington learned that Monday night as he was hit by a ball while talking about the Wizards-Pacers series on live TV.
Check it out for yourself:

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He handled it in stride, though, because he's a sports reporter and that's what sports reporters do:
Doing my live talkback on #SportsNetCentral & got slammed in back of head w/a basketball. Damn that stung #WizardsTalk #NBA #WizPacers
— J. Michael (@JMichaelCSN) May 5, 2014
I stayed composed and held in the words running thru my head. just blurted "Ouch that hurt" #WizardsTalk #WizPacers #NBA
— J. Michael (@JMichaelCSN) May 5, 2014
(GIF via Deadspin)
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