Lakers heart Anthony Davis injured his head in what seemed to be an inadvertent hit by Golden State Warriors’ Kevon Looney halfway by means of the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ 121-106 Game 5 victory within the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday evening.
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 Game 6 on Friday evening again in Los Angeles is unclear however coach Darivn Ham was inspired afterward with out offering particulars on what analysis — corresponding to concussion testing — the large man went by means of as soon as within the locker room. TNT reported Davis required a wheelchair to go to the locker room.
Another good signal was Davis strolling out of Chase Center on his personal.
“Obviously, everyone saw he took a shot to the head, but we just checked in on him, he seems to be doing really good already,” Ham mentioned. “That’s just where he’s at. That’s the status of it right now.”
The Lakers lead the best-of-seven collection 3-2.
Davis completed with 23 factors on 10-for-18 taking pictures, 9 rebounds and three assists however didn’t block a shot.
Teammate Austin Reaves reported Davis doing “better” as a optimistic signal, however that Los Angeles could be prepared with or with out him.
“Obviously, AD [Davis] is huge to what we do. I believe he’ll play, but if that’s not the case, we’re still a group of NBA basketball players that have played games without him this year,” Reaves mentioned. “You never want to play a big game without a guy like that. But that’s the nature of the game.”
Stephen Curry and the Warriors totally count on to see Davis come Friday evening.
“I have no idea what happened to him or what his situation is,” Curry mentioned, “but I would say yeah.”
