Lakers’ Anthony Davis pressured to exit Sport 5 with head damage
SAN FRANCISCO — Lakers heart Anthony Davis injured his head in what seemed to be an inadvertent hit by Golden State’s Kevon Looney halfway by the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ 121-106 Game 5 victory within the Western Convention semifinals Wednesday night time.
Davis grabbed at his head grimacing on the bench earlier than going to the locker room following the play with 7:43 remaining.
He and Looney have been battling for positioning within the paint on a driving layup by the Lakers’ D’Angelo Russell.
Davis’ standing for Sport 6 on Friday night time again in Los Angeles is unclear however coach Darivn Ham was inspired afterward with out offering particulars on what analysis — akin to concussion testing — the large man went by as soon as within the locker room.
TNT reported Davis required a wheelchair to go to the locker room.
One other good signal was Davis strolling out of Chase Heart on his personal.
“Clearly, everybody noticed he took a shot to the pinnacle, however we simply checked in on him, he appears to be doing actually good already,” Ham mentioned. “That’s simply the place he’s at. That’s the standing of it proper now.”
The Lakers lead the best-of-seven collection 3-2.
Davis completed with 23 factors on 10-for-18 capturing, 9 rebounds and three assists however didn’t block a shot.
Teammate Austin Reaves reported Davis doing “higher” as a optimistic signal, however that Los Angeles could be prepared with or with out him.
“Clearly, AD is large to what we do. I imagine he’ll play, but when that’s not the case, we’re nonetheless a gaggle of NBA basketball gamers which have performed video games with out him this 12 months,” Reaves mentioned. “You by no means need to play an enormous sport with out a man like that. However that’s the character of the sport.”
Stephen Curry and the Warriors absolutely count on to see AD come Friday night time.
“I do not know what occurred to him or what his scenario is,” Curry mentioned, “however I’d say yeah.”