Warriors' Patrick McCaw reportedly regains feeling in leg after being stretchered off court
Golden State Warriors guard Patrick McCaw took a frightening fall against the Sacramento Kings on Saturday and had to be stretchered off the court.
McCaw attacked the basket on a baseline layup in the third quarter and was undercut by Kings forward Vince Carter on his way down. He landed awkwardly on the court where he stayed for several minutes, clearly in pain.
Players from both teams huddled together before McCaw was eventually taken off the court on a stretcher.
The Warriors later announced that McCaw has been taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
Warriors guard Patrick McCaw is being transported to UC Davis for further evaluation.
— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) April 1, 2018
ESPN reports that McCaw has regained feeling in a leg after initially experiencing numbness.
ESPN Sources: Golden State guard Patrick McCaw experienced numbness upon landing, but has since regained sensation in leg. A chest X-ray came back clear. He is awaiting results of CT Scan and will also undergo an MRI.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) April 1, 2018
Warriors coach Steve Kerr was visibly upset after McCaw’s fall and was reportedly frustrated with Carter, as relayed by The Athletic.
Steve Kerr to the ref: "God damnit. I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at Vince. He knows better." https://t.co/H0fhx1jTwD
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) April 1, 2018
Carter was assessed a flagrant one foul on the play.
After initial emotions settled, Kerr consoled Carter as McCaw was on the floor.
Steve Kerr comforts an emotional Vince Carter while Patrick McCaw gets stretchered off the court pic.twitter.com/kAFdD6FmVk
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) April 1, 2018
Kerr spoke with reporters after the game to talk about the injury and his interaction with Carter. He didn’t have any new information on McCaw’s status.
Steve Kerr offering a lot of empathy for Patrick McCaw. No new details yet, but a devastating fall as we saw pic.twitter.com/KLPBoEK4RT
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) April 1, 2018
Carter spoke with reporters about the incident and his apology to the Warriors.
“He’s a young guy,” Carter said. “He has a bright future. I don’t play the game that way. To see a young guy laying down there. It’s an unfortunate situation. … Regardless of how it happened, the accident, all of the things that they were telling me. You still want to see him OK.”
A visibly distraught Vince Carter on Patrick McCaw: “I just hope he’s okay” pic.twitter.com/WmJ09Wt5ny
— Logan Murdock (@loganmmurdock) April 1, 2018
Kevin Durant told reporters that he and his Warriors teammates don’t believe that Carter had any ill intent on the play.
Kevin Durant: "Nobody in our locker room thinks Vince did that on purpose" pic.twitter.com/O1WGyrD33h
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) April 1, 2018
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