Spurs fan's face plant during downtown celebration goes viral

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SAN ANTONIO - It was the face plant heard 'round the world.

A video posted to Facebook of Spurs super fan Rogelio Contreras finding out the hard way that standing in the back of a moving pickup to celebrate the Spurs fifth NBA Championship is not the best idea, is getting national attention.

The 18-second video, posted last week by Roberto Saldana of San Antonio, has more than 13,000 shares and has made national television shows, including Jimmy Kimmel Live and Tosh.0.

The video shows Contreras, 23, cheering and waving in the back of a Cadillac pickup in downtown San Antonio around 11 p.m. after the Spurs Game 5 win, and everything seems to be going fine ... until it's not.

All of a sudden, WHACK -- the Spurs loyalist falls head over heels over the tailgate and lands flat on his face.

Rogelio Contreras in good spirits at University Hospital after falling out of a truck and breaking his ankle during Spurs championship celebration in downtown San Antonio. Rogelio Contreras in good spirits at University Hospital after falling out of a truck and breaking his ankle during Spurs championship celebration in downtown San Antonio. Photo: Courtesy, Rogelio Contreras Photo: Courtesy, Rogelio Contreras Image 1 of / 237 Caption Close Spurs fan's face plant during downtown celebration goes viral 1 / 237 Back to Gallery

A frame-by-frame breakdown, followed by the full video (which contains a couple curse words) can be seen in the slideshow above.

"I landed on my face but ended up breaking my ankle on the bumper," Contreras said. "I hopped up like a champ, took about 10 more steps where my friends were stopped... They were sort of shocked and asked if I was OK, and I said, 'Let's keep celebrating'."

Contreras, who said he had drank a "couple of beers" before the incident, said his friends took him to a strip club after cruising a bit longer.

Not until Wednesday, when his foot was still hurting, did Contreras realize he had a broken ankle. Contreras went to University Hospital for x-rays and a cast, he said. (No he didn't get a Spurs cast)

"It sucks because I broke my ankle and have some pretty expensive medical bills, but it turned out to be a pretty funny video," he said. "I definitely won't be getting into the back of anymore trucks."

Contreras said he hopes the video, which has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on various websites such as LiveLeak, makes others think twice about being more careful when drinking.

The medical bills are the worst part, and he is struggling to pay them, Contreras said.

Saldana, who posted the video, said he was "definitely surprised" the video has gotten so much attention.

"I actually didn't think it was going to blow up like this," he said. "Once I got the guys permission, I posted it and it took off from there."

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