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A referee got hit in the crotch with the ball during Thursday night's Game 6 between the Indiana Pacers and the Milwaukee Bucks.
The referee, Justin Van Duyne, was standing away from the play, watching intently.
A pass from Bobby Portis intended for Patrick Beverley was deflected by Tyrese Haliburton right into the path of official's manhood.
Van Duyne's Denver Nuggets were hit, and he cowered over in pain, but did not come out of the elimination contest with injury.
The Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the first time since 2014 by taking down a Giannis Antetokounmpo-less Bucks team. They'll face the winner of Knicks-76ers.
Van Duyne was frozen as the ball approached and hit his crotch during Thursday's game
The Pacers eliminated the Bucks in six games and will face the winner of Knicks-76ers
Van Duyne getting hit in the crotch with the ball was shown in real time and a replay on TNT.
Crew chief Tony Brothers did not stop the game to give Van Duyne some respite either.
The Pacers did not give up a lead they took in the middle of the first quarter for the rest of the game, leading by double digits for most of the contest.
Van Duyne is not expected to miss any further refereeing assignments this postseason.
The Bucks only made it to a Game 6 as the No 3 seed in the Eastern Conference after winning their first game on the brink of elimination this season on Tuesday, where the team was without Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard.
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