Gorilla mascot dives onto court mid-game

NBA fans noticed something rather strange happen during Tuesday night's Wizards-Suns game, which the Wizards won 131-127. With 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter, with the Suns making their way down the court, the Suns' gorilla mascot dived onto the court, then shuffled backwards.

</div> <p>Why, you ask? Well, it wasn't a stunt. Zoom in slightly, and you could see that the gorilla dived onto the court to grab a stick of some sort. Left on the court, and it could've led to a serious injury to one of the players.</p><asset-embed uri="https://twitter.com/recordsANDradio/status/839332942992265218" /> <p>This picture confirms it.</p><asset-img UniqueId="667284" /> <p>AP</p> <p>Thank you, fast-thinking Gorilla. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.</p> <asset-embed uri="http%3A%2F%2Flink.brightcove.com%2Fservices%2Fplayer%2Fbcpid2777811600001%3Fbckey%3DAQ%7E%7E%2CAAAABvaL8JE%7E%2CufBHq_I6FnylUhWkNSqL6V_zjIsdPuwc%26bctid%3D5349753701001%26autoStart%3Dfalse" /> </body></html>