Indian Wells Basketball Match Loses Player, Possibly Coach

Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle has been released from the hospital after collapsing at practice.

Team president Donnie Nelson said Carlisle was released from Baylor University Medical Center on Friday afternoon and “is doing good” after fainting on the practice court at the American Airlines Center.

The 50-year-old coach was conscious and responding to questions as he was carried by stretcher to an ambulance and taken to a nearby hospital. Team personnel were with him.

Nelson says he is unsure whether Carlisle will travel to California for an outdoor exhibition game Saturday against Phoenix in Indian Wells.

Carlisle is a former NBA player who spent five seasons with Boston, New York and New Jersey. He is about to begin his third season with the Mavericks, following head coaching stints in Indiana and Detroit.