SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Lakers centre Anthony Davis injured his head in what appeared to be an inadvertent hit by Golden State’s Kevon Looney midway through the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ 121-106 Game 5 victory in the Western Conference semi-finals yesterday.
Davis grabbed at his head grimacing on the bench before going to the locker room following the play with 7:43 remaining. He and Looney were battling for positioning in the paint on a driving layup by the Lakers’ D’Angelo Russell.
Davis’ status for Game 6 tomorrow in Los Angeles is unclear but coach Darivn Ham was encouraged afterward without providing details on what evaluation – such as concussion testing – the big man went through once in the locker room. TNT reported Davis required a wheelchair to go to the locker room.
Another good sign was Davis walking out of Chase Centre on his own. “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 said. “That’s just where he’s at. That’s the status of it right now.”
The Lakers lead the best-of-seven series 3-2.
