{"id":17923,"date":"2024-06-18T18:22:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T12:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=448805"},"modified":"2024-06-18T16:25:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T10:55:38","slug":"derrick-white-breaks-tooth-in-game-5-of-nba-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/nba\/derrick-white-breaks-tooth-in-game-5-of-nba-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Derrick White breaks tooth in Game 5 of NBA Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For a fleeting moment during Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Celtics and the Mavericks, it appeared Derrick White might be sidelined just when Boston needed him most.<\/p>\n<p>In the second quarter, White demonstrated his trademark hustle by diving for a loose ball. However, Mavericks center Dereck Lively II inadvertently landed on top of him, turning the scramble into a chaotic tussle reminiscent of a loose football pile-up.<\/p>\n<p>When White emerged from the fray, there was visible blood around his mouth, prompting an immediate halt in play as the Boston guard received attention to address the injury. The incident underscored the intensity and physicality of the Finals battle between these two competitive teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What happened to Derrick White\u2019s tooth?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>During a critical moment in Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Celtics and the Mavericks, Derrick White found himself in the thick of the action in more ways than one.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AzULA9BQlG\">pic.twitter.com\/AzULA9BQlG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gonzalo V\u00e1zquez (@GVazquezNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GVazquezNY\/status\/1802877699318222955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It all started when White and Mavericks center Dereck Lively II lunged for a loose ball. In the ensuing scramble, Lively inadvertently landed on top of White\u2019s head, causing the Celtics guard\u2019s face to slam against the hardwood, resulting in a noticeable cut and bleeding from his mouth.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Hauser quickly prepared to sub in for White at the scorer\u2019s table, but the gritty guard signaled his determination to tough it out, opting to stay in the game despite the painful collision.<\/p>\n<p>By halftime, the cameras revealed White\u2019s injury: a chipped tooth\u2014a battle scar from the intense Finals clash. The incident didn\u2019t dampen the Celtics\u2019 spirits, though, especially with Jaylen Brown adding some levity to the situation with his humorous remarks, captured on the broadcast thanks to his live microphone.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, White soldiered on through the second half, demonstrating his resilience on both offense and defense. He racked up an impressive stat line of 14 points, eight rebounds, and four 3-pointers, while also contributing with his trademark defensive prowess, tallying two steals and a block.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the victory and his dental misfortune on the podium, White lightened the mood with a quip about his new smile: \u201cI\u2019d lose all my teeth for a championship. I\u2019ll get it fixed and I\u2019m gonna enjoy this one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White\u2019s toughness and dedication exemplified the Celtics\u2019 championship drive, leaving a lasting impression on fans and teammates alike in their triumphant Finals campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a fleeting moment during Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Celtics and the Mavericks, it appeared Derrick\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":38665,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[3118,3857,826],"class_list":["post-17923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-derrick-white","tag-mavericks","tag-nba"],"reading_time":"3 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}