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.

During a timeout in the Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball game against Minnesota, a University of Iowa cheerleader sustained a neck injury after a tumbling routine went wrong. The unsettling incident brought the game to a temporary halt as medical staff provided immediate assistance.

A University of Iowa cheerleader was injured during a timeout of the men's basketball game against Minnesota on Tuesday.

A cheerleader losing his footing and landing on his head and neck on the Carver-Hawkeye Arena floor made for a scary moment at Tuesday's night's Iowa Men's Bask

An Iowa basketball cheerleader suffered a scary injury during Tuesday's game. The men's basketball team fell to 12-7 with a 72-67 loss to Minnesota. During a TV timeout in the second half, a cheerleader got stretchered off the court after a routine went wrong.

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