Lakers’ Anthony Davis exits in fourth quarter of Warriors’ Game 5 win
Davis scored 23 points and added nine rebounds in 32 minutes, but exited
after getting hit in the head by Kevon Looney
>Golden State Warriors’ Gary Payton II (8) fights for the ball against
Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis (3) in the first quarter of Game 5 of
the NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal playoff series at the
Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (Nhat
V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
By ALEX SIMON | asimon@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: May 10, 2023 at 9:37 p.m. | UPDATED: May 11, 2023 at 9:58 a.m.
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2023/05/10/lakers-anthony-davis-exits-in-fourth-quarter-of-warriors-game-5-win/

Anthony Davis has arguably been the best player in the Warriors-Lakers
playoff series. That’s why his early exit from Wednesday’s Game 5 could
be such a massive moment for the rest of this week.

Davis exited midway through the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ 121-106
win over the Lakers after getting hit in the head by Kevon Looney, with
the Lakers big man getting ruled out for the rest of the game with a
head injury shortly thereafter.

Davis scored 23 points and added nine rebounds in 32 minutes of action
on Wednesday.

TNT sideline reporter Chris Haynes reported that Davis was taken out of
the arena on a wheelchair with a towel covering his head. Davis appeared
visibly woozy on the bench after being substituted out and walked
gingerly from the bench toward the locker room at the next media timeout.

Davis was not seen after the game, but Lakers coach Darvin Ham told
media that Davis “seems to be doing really good already” after the coach
checked on him. Lakers guard Austin Reaves added, “We’ve seen him in the
locker room and he’s doing better.”

Haynes later reported that Davis “appears to have avoided a concussion”
after an early diagnostic test, and video shot by the Associated Press
showed Davis walking out of the arena on his own.

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Thursday morning, Haynes reported that Davis is expected to play in Game
6, barring a major setback. As of 9:30 a.m., the Lakers had not
submitted their injury report for the game.

In the first four games of the series, Davis averaged 22.3 points, 14.5
rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.8 blocks and 1.8 steals per game. He also had
only missed one free throw, but missed two on Wednesday night.

Game 6 will take place on Friday at 7 p.m. in Los Angeles. If the
Warriors win to force a Game 7, it will be Sunday at 12:30 p.m. back up
in San Francisco.

Dieter Kurtenbach contributed to this report.

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Alex Simon | Sports Digital Strategist/Editor
Alex Simon is a sports digital strategist and editor for Bay Area News
Group. He’s been in journalism for years as an editor, reporter and
adjunct professor. Alex is a 2017 graduate of Elon University with a BA
in journalism and a 2019 graduate of Arizona State University with a MA
in journalism. He enjoys weekend adventures and loves In-N-Out Burger a
bit too much.Alex Simon is a sports digital strategist and editor for
Bay Area News Group. He’s been in journalism for years as an editor,
reporter and adjunct professor. Alex is a 2017 graduate of Elon
University with a BA in journalism and a 2019 graduate of Arizona State
University with a MA in journalism. He enjoys weekend adventures and
loves In-N-Out Burger a bit too much.