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Willie Reed fainted on his Taiwanese league debut and had to be carried off the floor. The former EuroLeague big man soon regained consciousness, but his team sent him to undergo medical checks.

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A couple of days ago, former Olympiacos Piraeus big man Willie Reed joined the Tainan GhostHawks of the Taiwanese T1 League.

However, his debut didn't pan out the way everyone intended. Reed played less than 14 minutes against Taouyan Yunbao. With 7 minutes and 40 seconds left in the second quarter, he suddenly passed out and fell to the floor, without any contact with another player taking place.

After a few minutes, Reed exited the court with the help of the team staff. According to Yahoo News, he seemed to be very conscious and said the incident "wasn't a big deal." Nevertheless, for safety reasons, his team sent him to the hospital for medical tests.

The 33-year-old American big man most recently played for Fuenlabrada in the Spanish Liga Endesa. Prior to that, he spent two seasons with Buducnost in the Montenegrin league. In the 2021-22 season, Reed averaged 11.3 points and 5.8 rebounds in 13 Eurocup games, ranking fourth in the league.

Reed's team won the Montenegrin Cup in 2022. He was voted to the D-League All-Star Game in 2015.

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