Steven Adams goes down with head injury; will OKC be ok?

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Let me be clear about something. I do not blame Boogie Cousins for this. Cousins was playing basketball, and basketball tends to get physical around the rim. Sure that’s a foul (that didn’t get called) but Cousins wasn’t trying to hurt Adams. So take your Boogie shade elsewhere.

Officially, Adams left the game and was being evaluated for concussion-like symptoms. As I type this, there has been no update on his condition. So what happens if he does in fact have a concussion? Well the second half gave us a few insights. And I don’t think it would be as bad as it first sounds.

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Hope and pray that Adams will be okay. The Thunder played fine tonight without Adams (well besides the last few minutes) and even increased the lead to 17 points during the third quarter. But the defense was absolutely horrendous in the fourth quarter, giving up 39 points. Boogie scored 14 of his 31 in the fourth.

If Adams does in fact have a concussion it couldn’t come at worse timing; OKC has the Clippers tomorrow night and the Warriors on Wednesday. Adams proved to be an x-factor against the Warriors last season and Deandre Jordan is a matchup nightmare for any slow-footed center. Luckily those two games are the only two the rest of the week.

Check back with Thunderous Intentions for up-to-date information on Adams’ injury.

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