Trail Blazers arena blimp crashed into fans

Everyone loves when NBA arenas roll out the remote controlled blimps that drop T-shirts and gift cards onto waiting fans, but things took an unfortunate turn in Portland last night when the Trail Blazers' floating Ford crashed into the stands.

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No one was hurt, but the staff did have a very difficult time getting the giant inflatable SUV out of the way of fans in section 209.

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— Blazer Banter (@blazerbanter) December 5, 2014

Luckily for everyone involved, the blimp eventually fit through the passageway so people could see theTrail Blazers dispatch the Pacers 88-82 and improve to 15-4 on the year.

- Brendan Maloy