The Portland Trail Blazers, who are in Boston for Wednesday night’s game against the Celtics,
Big men Enes Kanter and Meyers Leonard tweeted videos of about eight members of the team, including All-Star point guard Damian Lillard, passing the time while they waited for the elevator to get fixed, complaining about the heat and counting off the minutes.
What happens when a bunch of really tall guys get stuck in an elevator…😅 pic.twitter.com/u1kTMyXzMD
— Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) February 26, 2019
Stuck in an elevator?! 👀😅
— NBC Sports Northwest (@NBCSNorthwest) February 26, 2019
The new addition @Enes_Kanter joins @TheNoeShow! #BlazersTuesday #RipCity
⏰ 12:00 PM
📻 https://t.co/ZPIILbKViG
📺 NBC Sports Northwest pic.twitter.com/l1V99mPiGg
Later, the teammates crawled out of the elevator to cheers from bystanders.
“Stairs!” the players said as they exited.
Stuck in the elevator with the squad 🤦🏻♂️ 😂 @trailblazers pic.twitter.com/2Yu5zrdFfH
— Enes Kanter (@Enes_Kanter) February 26, 2019
Emerson College said in a statement that the elevator at the practice facility stopped between two floors, delaying members of the Trail Blazers from reaching the street level.
Emerson College’s statement on the Portland Trail Blazers being stuck in the elevator at one of the college’s properties https://t.co/QX1mj74NBw pic.twitter.com/5DsfVEjzYp— Kaitlin Flanigan (@KaitlinFlanigan) February 26, 2019
“No one was injured in the incident,” the statement read. “The College apologizes for the disruption and hopes the team takes it easy on the Boston Celtics (Wednesday).”