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.

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

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.

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.