Summer League took a hard turn in the final minutes of Jazz-Bulls on Monday night when Trey Alexander went down after a collision with Caleb Wilson and had to leave on a stretcher.
The sequence came with fewer than three minutes left in the fourth quarter. Alexander drove toward the basket, made contact with Wilson, drew the foul, and then quickly showed obvious pain after the play.
He was seen clutching his left side and appeared to be struggling to breathe while lying on the floor as the Jazz medical staff came out to him. Before long, he was evacuated from the court on a stretcher.
Alexander’s night had already been a grind on offense. He finished with just two points and missed all five of his shots, but he still made a real impact in Utah’s 80-63 win over Chicago with six steals, six rebounds, and three assists.
The guard has spent time with the Nuggets and the Pelicans on a two-way contract while trying to carve out a spot in the league. He was the 2025 G League Rookie of the Year and had been fighting for minutes on the Pelicans last season before they eventually sent him to their G League team as well.
For now, the biggest question is simply what happened on the play. The source of the injury was not immediately clear, and the scene left plenty of fans shaken. Social media filled up fast with messages like, “Pray for Trey Alexander, everyone.”
Other reactions followed in the same vein:
“Never wanna see a guy fighting for a roster spot go out from a summer league injury. Hope he recovers. No clue what the injury is, but it looked like he was grabbing around his liver or appendix.”
“Scary scenes in Summer League, hope Trey Alexander is okay.”
“I’m still shocked over Trey Alexander. That actually took him out.
Hope he’s okay. I worry about stuff like that since Chris Bosh had his career end after a contact on the floor triggered his onset symptoms.”
It was a frightening finish to a game that had already gone the Jazz’s way, and the hope now is that Alexander’s recovery is a quick one.
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