May 22, 2013

Video: David West Punches, Hospitalizes Moondog

By now, you have likely heard that Moondog, the Cleveland Cavaliers canine mascot, was hospitalized after being injured in a “play fight” with Indiana Pacers power forward David West. Video of the incident has finally surfaced. It’s from afar, so you’ll have to pay close attention to the key during the first few seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNka8CdzveA

Following the blow from West, Moondog’s inhabiter was taken to a local hospital, sustaining an injury to the human eye which existed beneath the fake one.

“I feel terrible about that, I really do,” West said following the game. “We were just having fun right before the game. We were just messing around. I really hope he’s OK. Make sure he knows I’m sorry.”

(h/t TBJ)

  • Chucky Brown

    draft pick compensation or danny granger

    Im good with either

  • http://www.cinpleweb.com/ stin4u

    Are you serious? That was a play fight? I guess it’s hard to tell from that video but seriously…if he broke the guys face there is no way it was a play fight….

  • Brian @ CST

    Wow I would have totally given him the benefit of the doubt but that doesn’t look like playing around at all! 

  • http://twitter.com/oribiasi oribiasi

    One of these days Alice…POW, right to the moon!

  • BisonDeleSightings

    Little known fact - the guy inside the costume?  Jamario Moon.

  • The_Real_Shamrock

    LoL only in Cleveland

  • http://www.waitingfornextyear.com/ WFNYRick

     Nice. And nice Jay Guidinger avatar.

  • Hypno_Toad

    Maybe our new mascot will be a pirate dog?

  • kjn

    Or wear one of those plastic face shields.