Kevon Looney will play in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
“He’s doing decently. So I think he’ll give it a go,” coach Steve Kerr said. “We’ll see how he holds up.”
Looney suffered a costal cartilage fracture in Game 2 and wasn’t expected to return for the remainder of the season. However, after receiving a second opinion on the injury, he came back in Game 4 before re-injuring himself in Game 5, leaving the contest.
Game 6 will be the Warriors’ final game in Oracle Arena.
“Win or lose, we’ll be able to share some emotion and say our goodbyes, and hopefully with one more game to play in Toronto,” Kerr said via Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today (Twitter link). “But it is a strange, unique night.”
Did he get a second opinion from the same person who gave KD the go ahead to play?
This is just stupid. KD had all the info. He had literally no monetary risk and it was an elimination game. All these tools on the airwaves are fools or lying if under the circumstances they wouldn’t have tried to play. Even with a microtear in the achilles. Getting surgery anyway and arguably the easier surgery. A microtear with more rest would’ve led to a subsequent rupture anyway!
Kid is a real warrior.
Looney wasn’t strong with his arms raised. Not sure they even got very far up. Too bad. (postgame comment)