De’Aaron Fox chips Blazers Forward Deni Avdija’s tooth in Game 3 vs. Spurs

Playoff basketball in the Pacific Northwest is officially a contact sport. During the Portland Trail Blazers’ gritty Game 3 battle against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night, Deni Avdija proved he is willing to leave everything on the hardwood, including a piece of his smile.

The intensity peaked when Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox caught Avdija with a hard hit to the mouth during a physical spin move in the paint. The collision left Avdija with a chipped tooth, but the Blazers forward didn’t even blink.

Deni Avdija gets hacked by De'Aaron Fox on the spin move and the shot, and converts both free throws to give him 9 points.#RipCity

דני אבדיה חותך מכה מדיארון פוקס בזמן שהוא מסתובב לזריקה, ודני קולע פעמיים מהקו – 9 נקודות לדני. pic.twitter.com/u9XLTqY3Ta

— MrBuckBuck (@MrBuckBuckNBA) April 25, 2026

He stayed in the game, shook off the dental emergency, and calmly stepped to the charity stripe to knock down both free throws. Those shots pushed his total to nine points at the time and served as a massive “welcome to the playoffs” moment for the Portland crowd.

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