Lakers against. Warriors: Game 5 Anthony Davis leaves due to head injury

 

Lakers against. Warriors: Game 5 Anthony Davis leaves due to head injury

After receiving an accidental elbow to the side of the head from Kevon Looney, the big man for the Lakers elected to sit out the remainder of the game.

Midway through the fourth quarter of Game 5 of the Western Conference playoffs between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night, Anthony Davis, the centre for the Los Angeles Lakers, suffered a head injury after what seemed to be an accidental collision from Golden State's Kevon Looney. The Warriors won the game 121-106.

Chris Haynes of TNT stated on Thursday that Davis should be ready to play for Game 6 on Friday night at 10 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), which will be broadcast on ESPN. Davis grimaced as he reached for his head while sitting on the bench after the play that occurred 7 minutes and 43 seconds before the end of the game. During a driving layup by D'Angelo Russell of the Lakers, he and Looney were vying for position in the paint to see who would get the ball first.

After Game 5, Lakers head coach Darvin Ham expressed optimism over Davis' condition, but he abstained from releasing specifics regarding the assessment that the big man had after he returned to the locker room, including any concussion tests that may have been performed.

Hayes said that in order for Davis to go to the locker room, he needed a wheelchair, but it seems like Davis avoided getting a concussion. In addition, Dave McMenamin of ESPN stated that Davis was able to walk out of the stadium on his own once the game was over.

"Obviously, everyone saw that he took a shot to the head, but we just checked in on him, and he seems to be doing really well already," Ham said. "He seems to be doing really good already." "That's exactly where he is at right now. That is the current state of affairs about it.

The Los Angeles Lakers have a 3-2 advantage in the best-of-seven series.

Davis ended the game with 23 points, shooting 10 for 18 and grabbing 9 rebounds while dishing out 3 assists. He did not block any shots.

Austin Reaves, Davis's teammate, said that Davis was getting "better," which was an optimistic indication; but, Los Angeles would be ready whether or not Davis was there.

"Clearly, AD plays a significant role in what we do. Reaves stated, "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 expressed his optimism that the player will suit up for the game. "You never want to play a big game without a guy like that," the coach told his team. But unfortunately, that's just how the game is played."

This story made use of information that was obtained from The Associated Press.