Fans send in hilarious reactions to Rob Williams breaking the rim in Denver

Sunday night's matchup between the Boston Celtics and the Denver Nuggets saw Rob Williams bring the game to a screeching halt after a dunk. Williams' dunk caused the rim to bend and repair work took over half an hour. NBA fans sent in hilarious reactions to the unlikely situation.

The New Year's action saw the Celtics take on the Nuggets at the Ball Arena in Colorado. Having played Boston earlier in the season, Denver were in the process of leveling the season series against the Eastern Conference leaders.

The game itself appeared to be in Denver's favor for the most part. While the Celtics were mounting a fairly steady offensive charge, the Nuggets managed to respond in a timely manner to keep them at arm's length.

However, the game took a drastic turn in the fourth quarter. Following a minor incident between Celtics guard Jaylen Brown and Nuggets guard Bones Hyland, the game took another unexpected turn.

After a dunk by Celtics big man Rob Williams, officials were forced to charge Boston with a delay of game foul. However, Williams' dunk supposedly had a greater impact than expected.

Having hung onto the rim after dunking, Rob Williams apparently bent the rim out of place. This resulted in the arena crew coming in to solve the issue. Unfortunately, the process of solving this problem took a little bit longer than expected.

The game remained idle for over 30 minutes as the technicians attempted to fix the matter. While the initial efforts involved fixing the pre-existing rim, the technicians eventually took out the rim and installed a new one.

The 40-minute delay was met with a lot of negative reactions from the players. However, fans still managed to find hilarity amidst the chaos. Here are some of the best reactions to the situation from fans on Twitter:

The debacle eventually resulted in the game resuming after 40 minutes. Given the amount of time spent being idle, players on both sides were in an unfavorable situation. Additionally, Rob Williams was also denied the basket as it was called offensive interference.

However, changing the rim had little to no impact on the outcome of the game. Denver emerged as winners after the 123-111 bout, and the Celtics were handed their first loss in five games.

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Rob Williams addresses the broken rim situation at the Boston Celtics vs Denver Nuggets game

The broken rim at the Boston Celtics vs Denver Nuggets game became an important topic of discussion in many spaces.

Considering the amount of time the operations crew took to sort out the issue, several players were put in an uncomfortable position with regards to warming up. Following the game, Celtics center Rob Williams addressed the situation itself. When asked whether he felt the rim move after dunking, he said:

"I didn't know I did it until my teammates started blaming me to be honest."

Williams' disbelief with the strange situation is justified. Considering the amount of time it took to fix the rim, several players were concerned.

With such situations being a prime basis for injuries, the Celtics are fortunate that none of their players were affected by the delay. However, a loss really does hurt their position in the East. With the Brooklyn Nets on the rise, the Boston Celtics have a lot to be concerned about.

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