Ref Scott Foster's Bloody Nose Is Most Gruesome Highlight of Thunder-T-Wolves So Far

We have our first casualty of the Western Conference finals.

Screengrab on Twitter/ @JomboyMedia

Game 2 of the Western Conference finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves started off with an unexpected casualty as ref Scott Foster suffered an unfortunate injury during a jump ball.

90 seconds into the game, Foster tossed up a jump ball, and Thunder's Lu Dort attempted to win the ball but accidentally made contact with Foster's face on his follow-through.

Here's a video of the play where Foster got injured:

Scott Foster gets kicked and hit in the face. 😬

(h/t @LeagueAlerts)

pic.twitter.com/d5L8pfk1Ux

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) May 23, 2025

And here's a closer look:

Lu Dort accidentally hits Scott Foster pic.twitter.com/aSBctfLwW2

— Timberwolves Clips (@WolvesClips) May 23, 2025

Ouch.

Foster immediately suffered a bloody nose and had to receive some medical help to stop the bleeding. The game was briefly delayed as a result.

Scott Foster injured with a bloody nose after getting hit during a jump ball in Wolves-Thunder game 😳 pic.twitter.com/UHbQBERUSv

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 23, 2025

Foster's bloody injury led to lots of jokes on social media, with ESPN's rules analyst Steve Javie even cracking a joke at Foster's expense.

"Scott will be razzed on this that he can't take a punch," Javie said, eliciting chuckles from the game's announcers.

"Scott will be razzed on this that he can't take a punch." 😅

Referee Scott Foster was accidentally hit in the face near the start of Game 2 in OKC. He was okay. pic.twitter.com/RqSRt7d9YE

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) May 23, 2025

Prayers up for Foster to get through the rest of the game unscathed. The Thunder currently lead the series, 1-0.

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