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Veteran bull rider J.B. Mauney, who was concisely knocked unconscious and suffered facial lacerations portion being bucked disconnected during the 2nd go-round of the National Finals Rodeo connected Friday night, cleared valuation protocols and planned to thrust successful Saturday night’s show astatine the Thomas & Mack Center.
A capableness assemblage watched successful stunned soundlessness arsenic the erstwhile two-time Professional Bull Riders champion laic motionless aft the frightening incidental earlier being helped from the arena.
“The biggest happening that caused that wreck was erstwhile J.B. came down and deed that bull (Johnny Thunder) with his caput much oregon little that knocked him retired for a minute,” said bullfighter Dusty Tuckness, who helped shield Mauney from further harm.
“It was benignant of 1 of them brainsick bull ridin’ deals. You can’t support (against) that. But (J.B.) is arsenic pugnacious arsenic nails, and I expect large things from him tonight.”
Mauney, 34, made his long-anticipated NFR debut Thursday and divided first-place wealth with a thrust of 87.5 points.
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