76ers Fan Takes Gnarly Hit to the Head While Looking at Phone in Painful Courtside Moment

A fan was hit with the basketball during a 76ers game
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NEED TO KNOW

• A woman at the 76ers game was hit in the head with an errant pass
• The fan, who was looking at her phone, didn't see the ball when it flew past a Magic player and into the stands
• 76ers star Tyrese Maxey went to check on the woman, who seemed to be okay

A woman seated courtside at the Philadelphia 76ers-Orlando Magic game last night got a painful reminder to keep her eyes on the ball.

During the second quarter of the Play-In game between the Eastern Conference rivals on Wednesday, April 15, the Magic’s Paolo Banchero tried to pass to a teammate in the corner — but the ball flew right to the first row instead, hitting the woman on her head.

In footage from the incident, the fan is seen looking down at her phone as the ball approaches. After the ball hit her, she immediately grabbed her head and looked to be in pain.

76ers star Tyrese Maxey went over to check on the woman, who “tried her best to put on a brave face but was clearly some combination of embarrassed and hurt,” as The Athletic’s Mike Prada wrote.

The home team went on to beat the Magic, 109-97, and will go on to face the in the first round of the playoffs.