Kelly Olynyk underwent X-rays on his knee after slipping and falling during a FIBA exhibition game on Wednesday.
Olynyk is playing for Canada’s national team ahead of the FIBA Basketball World Cup this summer. The squad beat Nigeria 96-87 and got 11 points from Olynyk, who exited the contest after slipping on a wet spot in the third quarter:
here's the sequence in the third quarter where kelly olynyk slipped on a wet spot on the floor and had to be helped to the locker room pic.twitter.com/RUn5R8zmgL
— Yahoo Sports Canada (@YahooCASports) August 8, 2019
Olynyk went for X-rays on his knee, according to TSN reporter Josh Lewenberg.
Olynyk, who also plays for the Miami Heat, started in the game for Canada along with Kevin Pangos, Cory Joseph, Melvin Ejim and Khem Birch. The Canadian team is without many of its top athletes, like Jamal Murray, Andrew Wiggins, RJ Barrett, Tristan Thompson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Dwight Powell.
The World Cup begins on Aug. 31.
