This is the stomach-churning moment a woman is smacked in the face by a basketball and left with a bloody nose as she gets distracted by a cell phone during an NBA game . Video footage from the Charlotte Hornets and Sacramento Kings match in North Carolina on Wednesday night shows the unidentified female spectator sat front row with a friend . As she looks at something on a phone through her spectacles , a ball hurtles towards her and knocks her head back with force . Her glasses are seen flying through the air as fellow spectators attempt to stop the collision with their fingers splayed out . The clip - captured from the other side of the court - cuts to show the teary-eyed woman mopping her face with tissues . She appears to have blood on one of her fingers , suggesting a nose bleed . Despite the injury , she apparently stayed at the Time Warner Cable Arena to watch the remainder of the Kings ' 113-106 win . Caught on camera : This is the stomach-churning moment a woman is smacked in the face by a basketball and left with a bloody nose as she gets distracted by a cell phone during an NBA game . Freak accident : As she looks at something on a phone through her spectacles , a ball hurtles towards her and knocks her head back with force . Unavoidable : Her glasses are seen flying through the air as fellow spectators attempt to stop the collision with their fingers splayed out . The faceplanting accident happened in the second quarter when Hornets guard Gerald Henderson tried to avoid catching a hard pass that had been tipped by a Kings player . The ball sailed through his hands , over Charlotte 's bench and into the third row . Hornets public relations had no information to release on what happened or who the injured spectator was . Cause for concern : Footage cuts to show the teary-eyed woman mopping her face with tissues - blood is seen on her fingers suggesting a nose bleed . Mid-match : The faceplanting accident happened in the second quarter when Hornets guard Gerald Henderson tried to avoid catching a hard pass that had been tipped by a Kings player .
Footage from Kings Sacramento Charlotte Hornets v in North Carolina on Wednesday shows unidentified female spectator sat front row with friend . As she looks at her phone through her spectacles , a ball hurtles towards her and knocks her head back with force . The clip , captured from the other side of the court , cuts to show the teary-eyed woman mopping her face with tissues . Despite the injury , she apparently stayed at the Time Warner Cable Arena to watch the remainder of the Charlotte Hornets v ' 113-106 win .