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Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann has to change his shoes, strap on a jacket, and run through the rain to his car to grab a new set of contact lenses because he lost one during the BBL match and couldn't find either the lost one or the replacement one.

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Veolia Towers Hamburg overcame Bamberg Baskets in the German Basketball League (BBL) on Saturday. An unusual incident happened during the game.

Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann

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Hamburg's big man Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann, shortly known as WoBo, had to leave the match during the second quarter to run to his car.

The player lost one of his contact lenses and couldn't find it. The replacement lens was also missing. Hence, he put on his jacket, changed his shoes, and ran to the parking lot through the rain to grab a separate packet of lenses.

"Unfortunately, it was gone," he said. Then the replacement lens was somehow missing in the suitcase. But luckily, I had a spare lens in the car. I said, I have to go myself, no one else will find it in my car."

WoBo returned to the game after approximately five minutes of playing time and helped his team capture its fifth win in the season. The big man scored 10 points and grabbed 4 rebounds for 13 PIR.

A similar incident happened in the EuroLeague this week when Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz's guard Markus Howard lost one of his contact lenses during a EuroLeague game as well. Fortunately, he was able to find it right away.

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