Who says basketball’s not a collision sport?
UCLA guard Skyy Clark sported a gap-toothed smile on Friday that would make a hockey player proud.
Clark dove to the court to fight for a loose ball late in UCLA’s 75-71 win over UCF. As he was on his back, UCF Themus Fulks inadvertently elbowed him in the mouth. Out flying came one of Clark’s front teeth. Or part of it a least.
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Clark sat up from the scuffle with his teeth his exposed and pointing to his now broken front right tooth. Half of it remained, jaggedly protruding from his gums. The other half was on the court at Xfinity Mobile Arena, having been broken and knocked out by Fulks’ right elbow.
Slow-motion CBS replay caught all the action.
Clark was slow to get up, but eventually walked off the court on his own with 2:40 remaining, showing of his newly configured smile for the cameras. But he wasn’t done.
Clark returned to the game with 2:01 remaining and UCLA leading, 66-56. From there, the Bruins held off a late UCF rally to secure the 4-point win.
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Clark hit a free throw with 2.3 seconds remaining to ice the UCLA win. And the 7th-seeded Bruins advance to face either No. 2 seed UConn or No. 15 Furman in the second round on Sunday.