The Clippers have a major setback amid their hot run. James Harden, who carried the team alone for the majority of the season, has fallen into the injury pit at the wrong time. The time when the team needs to make the final push to seal a berth in the top-6. Tonight, facing the OKC Thunder at the Intuit Dome, the home side looked poised to win the game until Harden’s late-game injury tied down the team to a tough 103-101 loss.
Coach Ty Lue, who returned to action after an injury break, took up tough questions from the reporters. When they asked for the reason behind the loss, he said, “James getting hurt. He couldn’t really move. We probably should have saved him from himself and got him out. He was pretty pretty stagnant once he came back in, but he wanted to try to get through.” After matching up to the Thunder’s offensive force, it turned into a cat-and-mouse game in the fourth quarter.
With James Harden struggling to move freely on the court, the offensive pressure fell on Kawhi Leonard. Even though the veteran did an impressive job, recording 25 points with 10 rebounds, the team needed a little more. Anyway, let’s focus on the injury. During the late end of the first half, the Beard took an awkward fall on the courtside. However, James immediately got himself up and limped a bit. But he seemed determined to continue playing.
Speaking of the fall, Lue said, “He got hit. He got hit in the thigh. And then I think when he was falling, he kind of, you know, sprained his ankle… that was tough.” So, the bottom line is that Harden could fall into trouble, especially with the postseason around the corner. So, how serious is the injury?
This is a developing story!
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