Hawks announcer doesn't remember passing out during medical emergency

Atlanta Hawks play-by-play announcer Bob Rathbun doesn't recall the exact nature of the on-air medical emergency he suffered back on Dec. 5. 

"I don’t remember passing out, but I came too pretty quickly and (color commentator Dominique Wilkins) is standing over me and says, 'You passed out!' And I said, 'I did?'" Rathbun explained during an appearance on 92.9 The Game in Atlanta, per Jordan Bondurant of Barrett Sports Media. "So I really don’t even remember being faint at all. I was sick that day as many of you know. I wasn’t feeling well. But that’s the last thing that I thought was gonna happen. But I remember everything after that for sure." 

Rathbun briefly lost consciousness during the pregame show ahead of the Dec. 5 home contest versus the Oklahoma City Thunder and was taken to a nearby medical facility for tests. 

He was eventually cleared to return to work for this past Monday's home game against the Orlando Magic that the Hawks won 126-125.