CLEVELAND (AP) – LeBron James crashed into the crowd and injured the wife of golf star Jason Day while scrambling for a loose ball Thursday night as the Cleveland Cavaliers held off Oklahoma City 104-100, ending the Thunder’s six-game winning streak.
James plowed into Ellie Day, who was sitting courtside with her husband, in the fourth quarter.
She was taken from the arena on a backboard, treated at Metro Hospital and released.
Day, who lives in Westerville, is the No. 2-ranked golfer in the world. He won the PGA Championship this year for his first major win on the PGA Tour.
James reportedly apologized to Ellie Day after the incident.
On Nov. 11, Ellie gave birth to the couple’s second child, a girl named Lucy.
James scored 33 points and added 11 assists and nine rebounds. Tristan Thompson had 15 rebounds for the Cavs, who improved to 11-1 at home.
Russell Westbrook scored 27 and Kevin Durant 25 for the Thunder, who were down 98-89 with three minutes left. Oklahoma City closed within 103-100, but both Durant and Westbrook missed 3-pointers in the final 10 seconds.
The Cavaliers were missing guards Mo Williams (thumb), Iman Shumpert (groin) and Kyrie Irving, who could make his season debut Sunday against Philadelphia.