Auburn Tigers forward Jaylin Williams (2) is helped off with a mouth injury during the first round of the 2022 NCAA tournament at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C., on Friday, March 18, 2022. Auburn defeated Jacksonville State 80-61. Jake Crandall / USA TODAY NETWORK

Auburn player’s chipped tooth ended up in teammate’s elbow

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Steve DelVecchio | Last updated 3/18/22

Auburn came away with a hard-fought victory over Jacksonville State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, and a chipped tooth and bloody elbow are the battle scars that can prove it.

Auburn forwards Walker Kessler and Jaylin Williams had a brutal collision early in the second half that left Williams with chipped teeth and Kessler with a bloody elbow. Sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson said during the CBS broadcast that Williams “chipped his two front teeth and was in a lot of pain.” She also said Kessler had an “extremely large gash on his elbow.” You can see the aftermath below:

TruTV said that Jaylin Williams chipped his tooth on Walker Kessler's elbow, and I genuinely think there is a piece of tooth inside that gash pic.twitter.com/NrPnvOAi9Q

— Simon Gibbs (@SimonGibbs26) March 18, 2022

Believe it or not, a piece of Williams’ tooth actually ended up in Kessler’s elbow. Some reporters who were covering the game witnessed it.

it happened right in front of me and @Tomas_Verde

Kessler came over to look at his elbow and there was definitely a piece of tooth in there

Zep Jasper looked at it and then over to both of us with his eyes wide https://t.co/7hf224SYP2

— Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) March 18, 2022