<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container full"><div class="image on-image"><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/527691fceab8eaed2453c73b-1200-636/nuggets-mascot.jpg?maxX=800" border="0" alt="nuggets mascot" width="800" /><p class="source"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWWph3myTzk#t=3">YouTube</a></p></div><p></p></div>There were some creepy scenes in Denver on Friday night when the Nuggets mascot crumpled to the floor after being lowered to the court in a harness during pregame introductions.</p>
<p>The team <a href="http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/lifeless-nuggets-mascot-scares-fans">told ABC7 in Denver</a> that the man in the mascot suit "had the wind knocked out of him," and <a href="http://www.9news.com/news/article/362698/339/Rocky-passes-out-during-pre-game">9News reported that he</a> "passed out."</p>
<p>He was able to walk off on his own power, but it was still scary to watch his limp body being lowered from the rafters. The video:</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="349" frameborder="0" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/IWWph3myTzk"></iframe></p>
<p>The <a href="http://deadspin.com/unconscious-nuggets-mascot-lowered-to-court-in-macabre-1457332643">GIF from Deadspin</a>:</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5276916469bedd6b3753c73c/rocky-passed-out.gif" border="0" alt="rocky passed out" /><p class="source"><a href="http://deadspin.com/unconscious-nuggets-mascot-lowered-to-court-in-macabre-1457332643">Deadspin</a></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>

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Denver Nuggets Mascot Passes Out While Being Lowered To The Court In A Harness

YouTubeThere were some creepy scenes in Denver on Friday night when the Nuggets mascot crumpled to the floor after being lowered to the court in a harness during pregame introductions. The team told ABC7 in Denver that the man in the mascot suit "had the wind knocked out of him," and 9News reported that he "passed out." He was able to walk off on his own power, but it was still scary to watch his limp body being lowered from the rafters. The video: The GIF from Deadspin: Deadspin

YouTubeThere were some creepy scenes in Denver on Friday night when the Nuggets mascot crumpled to the floor after being lowered to the court in a harness during pregame introductions. The team told ABC7 in Denver that the man in the mascot suit "had the wind knocked out of him," and 9News reported that he "passed out.

Denver Nuggets Mascot Passes Out While Being Lowered To The Court In A Harness

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