Christian Wood offers courtside Rockets tickets to fan he accidentally hit in head with pass

Christian Wood accidentally hit a fan in Charlotte with an errant pass, but he’s making amends by offering her courtside tickets in Houston.

Monday’s blowout loss in Charlotte wasn’t very memorable for the Houston Rockets, who were down six rotation players due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols and back-to-back maintenance factors.

But for 26-year-old big man Christian Wood, arguably the most accomplished NBA player among Rockets who were able to go, there was a memorable play. Unfortunately, it was not a positive one.

In the final seconds of the first half, Wood sailed an errant outlet pass that inadvertently struck a fan in the head who was walking to her floor seat. Thankfully, the woman was fine, but Wood put his hands on his head and immediately gestured that he was taking responsibility.

In a postgame story on Instagram, Wood laughed at himself over the incident. “Happens to the best of us, Shaqtin,” he said, referring to NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal’s infamous Shaqtin’ a Fool television segment showcasing player miscues. Best of all, Wood ended the message by offering the fan courtside tickets to a Houston game of her choice.

Considering that Monday’s game was in Charlotte, it remains to be seen if she is able to take Wood up on his offer for a later game in Houston. But it would certainly make for quite a story if she does.

Wood finished with 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists in 26 minutes on Monday, shooting 5-of-9 (55.6%) overall and 2-of-4 on 3-pointers (50.0%) for a productive individual night. But he also had three turnovers, including one that will now live in Spectrum Center lore.

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