The cheerleader was carried off in a stretcher after falling on his neck during a TV timeout Tuesday night. The Iowa cheerleader who was taken off the court in a stretcher during the Gophers men's basketball team's game against the Hawkeyes Tuesday night appears to be OK and was later seen giving a thumbs up in a social media post.

There was a scary situation in Carver-Hawkeye Arena Tuesday night when a male cheerleader for the Hawkeyes had to be carted off the court on a stretcher after a stunt gone wrong during Iowa's game against Minnesota.

A male cheerleader from Iowa sustained a severe injury on Tuesday during a standard tumbling pass, resulting in neck injuries that necessitated the use of a stretcher during the game against Minnesota