Our medical staff did a great job of stopping the bleeding." But obviously the camera cut me pretty bad. It was hurting," James said after Cleveland's 103-82 loss. "I was just trying to regain my composure, and I was holding my head. James lay on the court for a few minutes as teammates and Cleveland Cavaliers staffers surrounded him. James hit the deck, and his head collided with the camera of Peter Winik of NBA Entertainment. With 4:43 left in the second quarter, James drove to the basket and was fouled by Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut. You are contributing to debate and discussion, and helping to make this website a more open place.CLEVELAND - LeBron James suffered a bloody gash on his head Thursday night after colliding with a cameraman late in the second quarter in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
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He was thinking clearly, saying he was aware he needed to stay in the game to shoot his free throws after being fouled by Andrew Bogut, or he wouldn't have been able to re-enter, according to league rules. James was bleeding but not showing concussion symptoms. Based on the player's response, teams make the clinical judgment call whether to evaluate. The protocol requires concussion evaluation when a player is suspected of having a concussion or exhibits signs or symptoms of one. But according to the league's policy, a cut on the head alone is not a trigger for it. The league tried to deal with both issues long before Thursday night.īaseline photography positions were already reduced last summer, and a concussion protocol was previously in place. So when James got a cut on his head after falling into a photographer's camera during Game 4 of the NBA Finals, it led to questions about everything from how the NBA treats head injuries to whether someone taking pictures should be close enough to cause one. CLEVELAND - LeBron James called it a "slight" headache, though nothing involving the game's best player is ever minor.
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