K.J. McDaniels Blocked a Shot So Hard it Gave a Fan a Concussion
Remember this block that K.J. McDaniels laid on a Greivis Vasquez shot about a month ago? The lady that got hit by the ball probably doesn’t, because it gave her a concussion.
According to Sports Illustrated — which also has an unrelated but amazing profile of Madison Bumgarner — K.J. is now the owner of this Paul Bunyan/Bill Brasky-esque tall tale:
The jewel of his rejection résumé might just be the play of the season to date: A complete demolition of a Greivis Vasquez runner, rocketed into the stands at such a violent velocity as to cause actual injury.
“I surprised myself,” McDaniels said of the block. “There was a lady who got hit by the ball who got a concussion, I believe.” McDaniels, upon hearing what happened, sent flowers.
The whole piece on McDaniels by Rob Mahoney is essential reading, but let it serve at least one purpose: As a warning for everyone in the lower bowl to cover your head when K.J. rises up for a swat.
Kyle: It’s basically what Jim did to Eliot Shorr-Parks during our pickup game at the Wells Fargo Center… if there had been people in the stands.