The key figures with the Lakers seem optimistic Anthony Davis will be OK, but there seems to be a long way between now and Game 6 vs. Warriors.
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The Oilers’ Connor McDavid said Golden Knights alternate captain Alex Pietrangelo should be suspended for his slash on Leon Draisaitl.
Jalen Brunson played all 48 minutes and scored 38 points in a relentless Game 5 effort that helped the Knicks stave off playoff elimination and force a Game 6 Friday night in Miami.
Knicks forward R.J. Barrett had a big night during the crucial Game 5 win against the Heat. With the Eastern Conference semifinals set to shift back to Miami for Game 6, Barrett explained the team’s mindset heading into another do-or-die game.
Speaking postgame on MSG, Barrett indicated the team’s series deficit is a challenge, but not insurmountable.
“We’re fighting for our lives,” said Barrett after the win on Wednesday. “This is something that can be done. It’s been done 13 times before.
Anthony Davis was reportedly escorted in a wheelchair following a head injury during the Lakers’ Game 5 loss against the Warriors, according to TNT’s Chris Haynes.
Davis took an elbow to the head from Golden State’s Kevon Looney late into the fourth quarter and did not return to the game.
After the loss, head coach Darvin Ham provided an update on Davis’s status, indicating the 30-year-old was “doing really good.”
“He took a shot to the head. He seems to be doing really good already.
The Knicks rose to the occasion all evening long, responding to a 3-1 series deficit at large, responding whenever Miami threw a haymaker in New York’s direction.
Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins gave Stephen Curry plenty of help, while Anthony Davis suffered a head injury in the fourth quarter.
Lakers star Anthony Davis was seen heading toward the locker room late in the fourth quarter after taking an elbow to the head from Warriors center Kevon Looney.
After Davis went up to fight for a rebound, Looney appeared to catch him square in the head with an elbow. Davis immediately clutched at his head in pain, and was shortly after subbed out of the game and seen exiting the court in the direction of the locker room.
Davis did not return to the game due to the head injury.
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On Wednesday, Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen became just the seventh pitcher in MLB history to record 400 saves.
Boston’s 35-year-old shut the door on the Braves, his former team, for his ninth save of the year, and in doing so reached the four-century mark across his 14-year career in MLB.
Among the first to congratulate him was Red Sox legend Pedro Martínez, who recorded a video message for Jansen.
“Hey Kenley, I want to be one of the first to congratulate on the 400th save of your career. May God bless you, keep you healthy, and you’re gonna save many more.