Saturday, May 30, 2015

Thompson diagnosed with concussion, will be out indefinitely


Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson, who had taken a knee to the head in Wednesday night's series-clinching win over the Houston Rockets, was diagnosed with a concussion after seeing a neurologist Friday.

The team said Thompson has been ruled out indefinitely. He will not practice until he has been cleared.

Thompson threw up and experienced other "concussion-like symptoms" late Wednesday night after he was unintentionally kneed in the head by Rockets forward Trevor Ariza in the fourth quarter of Game Five, his father, Mychal Thompson, told ESPN.

Thompson was initially cleared to return to the game by team doctors. Thompson was originally diagnosed with a right ear laceration and needed stitches, though he never returned to the game. He started developing symptoms after the game.

Coach Steve Kerr said Thompson was at the Warriors' facility Friday.

"He didn't practice today, obviously, and we'll just fall on the doctor's advice. He'll practise when he can practise," Kerr said. "We're going to practise tomorrow. We have Sunday off, and so he'll have the next couple of days and we'll re-evaluate."

Thompson could miss the start of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers when the series begins Thursday night in Oakland.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com