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Portland Trail Blazers guard Nolan Smith exited the court on a stretcher with his head and neck immobilized on Tuesday night after being fouled during a drive to the basket in the closing minute of a Las Vegas Summer League game against the Houston Rockets. The second-year guard out of Duke suffered a concussion on the play, but was released from a Las Vegas-area hospital late Tuesday night "after CT scan results came back normal and he had full range of motion," according to Joe Freeman of the Oregonian. You can see the play in question above, thanks to our friends at the Yahoo! Sports Minute. Yahoo! Sports

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Steve Carp: Nolan Smith has been taken to University Medical Center with possible concussion symptoms. He was responsive as he left Cox Pavilion. Twitter

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Joe Freeman: The #Blazers say Nolan Smith sustained a concussion and is undergoing further testing at an area hospital. He is alert & talking. Twitter

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Joe Freeman: #Blazers says Nolan Smith will be released from Vegas hospital soon after CT scan results were normal and he had full range of motion. Twitter

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Portland Trail Blazers second-year guard Nolan Smith was taken off the court on a stretcher after sustaining a blow to the head during the fourth quarter of his team's Tuesday afternoon game against the Houston Rockets. Smith attempted a lay-up and took a hit to the head. Smith yelled a profanity as he came to the ground and appeared to lose consciousness, falling to the ground on the baseline. Team staffers immediately attended to Smith, who took a minute or so to come to. He was able to move both of his arms and his legs and responded to questions from team staffers and medical trainers. Blazers Edge

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Paul Flanner: Portland guard Nolan Smith has been taken off in a stretcher and the final 42 seconds of the Blazers-Rockets game has been suspended. Twitter

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Sean Highkin: The paramedics were asking Nolan questions and he seemed to have no idea where he was. Twitter

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Ben Golliver: Blazers G Wesley Matthews stepped in to request that cameras be turned off that were filming Smith on the floor. Twitter

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Joe Freeman: Wesley Matthews, who instantly went to Smith's side, said Smith told him his head was spinning. Twitter

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Kerry Eggers: Nolan Smith went down with an apparent concussion. Nothing more serious than that, Blazer medical staff believes. Twitter

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Nicolas Batum: Hope Nolan be ok, hate to see this. Get well soon @Nolan Smith Twitter

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Stephen Curry: Praying for @Nolan Smith. Jehovah Rapha on your side my man. Twitter

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Scott Howard-Cooper: Elliot Williams: "I'm very concerned." Forward Luke Babbitt:"We're worried about him. All we can do is wait and pray and hope for the best." Twitter

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Chris Haynes: #Blazers G Nolan Smith says his left ankle sprain isn't too bad. Says he'll get treatment and should be ready for next game. Twitter

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Chris Haynes: Nolan Smith on Olshey calling Lillard a franchise player: "Welcome to the NBA, the world of ultimate competition. I'm ready 4 Summer League" Twitter

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Nolan Smith: A year ago today, My first dream came true!! Wow 21st pick! Triple Blessed, and I'm still dreaming! What's next? Twitter

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If the Trail Blazers were to select Lillard or North Carolina's Kendall Marshall at No. 6 or No.11, (Nolan) Smith says he would welcome it and warns that he'll be coming for them. "Any point guard that comes in, we'll be teammates, but I'm going to let them know that I am here," Smith said. "We're going to battle and compete and may the best man win." CSNNW.com

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Ben Golliver: Blazers G Nolan Smith says he's been told that Vegas Summer League is "his team." He'll play 1 & 2011 2nd round pick Jon Diebler will play 2 Twitter

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Jason Quick: Buchanan said there are 4 certain members of the Blazers Summer League team: Nolan Smith, Wesley Matthews, Jon Diebler and Luke Babbitt. Twitter

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Joe Freeman: Canales says he will either go with Nolan Smith or Jamal Crawford at PG in place of Felton, but it will be a gametime decision. Twitter

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