Conan O'Brien Suffers Concussion, Expected Back at Work Monday
Teri Hatcher toldEntertainment Tonight that Conan O'Brien sustained a concussion during a taping of the Tonight Show on Friday. Teri was racing Conan for a segement of the show. At the end of the race Conan slipped and hit his head. He was checked into the hospital to make sure his concussion to not turn into something serious.
"We did this bit and at the very end, when we ran in to cross the finish line, he slipped as he was crossing the finish line and hit his head," Teri says. "And the thing was, I was in front of him so I didn't see it initially.
"He didn't get off floor right a way, but then he [seemed] like he recovered and [pulled] it together, and they did an instant replay, and you could really see his head hit the floor." She continues, "He did go to the hospital and he does have a concussion."
Teri adds that she hears Conan is fine and just needs to rest.
"I was just a wreck," she says, contuining, "like we had a great day and it couldn't have been better -- and then that was the ending to it, and it was awful; you don't want to see anyone get hurt."
Friday's episode was canceled but NBC says Conan O'Brien is expected back at work on Monday.