Ten-Inch Drop From Rocket Mortgage Court Concerns NBA Players

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During an NBA game last Wednesday, Miami Heat guard Dru Smith suffered a season-ending third degree ACL sprain after his leg slipped off of the floor at Cleveland's Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

The arena's basketball court features a 10-inch drop to the ice surface that serves the American Hockey League's Cleveland Monsters. It's the only drop of its kind in the NBA, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic.

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