News about Kevon Looney

After his devastating death last week, the Golden State Warriors will have Dejan Milojevic's initials on their jerseys and court for the remainder of the season

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 24, 2024
The Golden State Warriors will wear 'DM' patches on their jerseys for the remainder of the NBA season as a tribute to coach Dejan Milojevic, who tragically died last week. Before the game against the Jazz, the Serbian assistant coach sustained a heart attack while dining in Salt Lake City with his fellow Warriors coaches and some others. The incident occurred at Valter's Osteria, a popular Italian eatery that was frequented by NBA teams, and the Warriors' two games were postponed in the days after the incident.

In win-and-in Game 6 vs. the Warriors, Anthony Davis starts for the Lakers

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 13, 2023
After suffering a head injury on Wednesday, Anthony Davis has been listed in the Los Angeles Lakers' starting lineup for Game 6 against the Golden State Warriors. In Wednesday's playoff loss to Golden State, the 30-year-old seemed to have an accidental head blow from Kevon Looney and was clearly distraught while sitting on the sidelines. After being subbed out, the Lakers star was reportedly left in a wheelchair and appeared shaky on his feet and 'woozy' as he attempted to leave the court.

NBA: Lakers-Warriors Game 6 courtside ticket is on sale for $21,500

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 13, 2023
According to Ticketmaster, Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals between the LA Lakers and the Golden State Warriors is the most expensive ticket of the season, with a courtside seat selling for $21,500. The NBA Finals matchups aside, the series is still selling the best NBA playoff ticket ever. According to Front Office Sports, the average purchase price for watching the Games 1-7 live is $726. Since LeBron James and Co. knew they were going to face the NBA champions, get-in rates to watch both California basketball teams play.

Analysts are outraged by Draymond Green's distancing of Anthony Davis' head injury

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 12, 2023
After Anthony Davis' head injury in Game 5 and the subsequent news that he was escorted away in a wheelchair, Draymond Green has spoken out in favor of the Lakers star. Green, who is currently facing Davis in the Western Conference semifinals, denied the suggestion that Kevon Looney's bump to Davis' head was as innocuous as it looked. 'Just don't play with those head injuries, man.' They're serious,' Green said on his latest episode of his eponymous podcast.

Since avoiding concussion, Lakers star Anthony Davis is expected to play in Game 6 against Golden State

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 11, 2023
According to various sources, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis is now expected to play against the Golden State Warriors in Game 6. Davis was forced to miss the fourth quarter due to an inadvertent elbow injury sustained by Kevon Looney. Davis was led to a room to be evaluated where he was still struggling to stand under his own authority and was 'woozy,' prompting the team to drag him to the locker room in a wheelchair.

After suffering an apparent head injury, Stephen A. Smith admits he was 'wrong' to mock Anthony Davis

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 11, 2023
As the Lakers' big man was expected to have a concussion after suffering a head injury in Game 5 vs. the Warriors, Stephen A. Smith has apologised for mocking Anthony Davis' injury on Wednesday night. Davis was elbow to the face from Kevon Looney in the fourth quarter, with reports of him leaving the courthouse in a wheelchair and heading to the locker room.

When he compares Anthony Davis to Tua Tagovailoa, the Lakers warns him not to 'pull garbage' about concussion

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 11, 2023
In Wednesday's playoff loss to Golden State, Anthony Davis (right) seemed to take an accidental head blow from Kevon Looney's head and was clearly distraught while he was sitting on the sidelines. After being subbed out, the Lakers star was sent a wheelchair, and on the television show, he was shaky on his feet as he tried to leave the court. Davis must have avoided concussion, according to NBA reporter Chris Haynes following the game. However, Chris Nowinski (left), the Concussion Legacy Foundation's co-founder and president, reacted angrily to the study, calling it a "joke" as he compared NFL quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's (inset) multiple concussion scares during the last regular season.

Anthony Davis, a Lakers fan, played in a WHEELCHAIR with a towel over his head.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 11, 2023
Anthony Davis' health is being questioned after reports that he left the Golden State Warriors' game in a wheelchair on Wednesday. In Wednesday's playoff game against Golden State, Davis appeared to take an accidental head blow from Kevon Looney, who was in pain while sitting on the sidelines. Davis was left in a wheelchair and he looked shaky on his feet as he tried to walk off the court on television, according to Chris Haynes on live commentary.

Golden State Warriors defeat Los Angeles Lakers 127-100 in absolute blowout to tie the series 1-1

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 5, 2023
Klay Thompson scored 30 points with eight 3-pointers, Golden State limited Anthony Davis while allowing LeBron James 23 points, and the defending champion Warriors advanced to their Western Conference semifinal against the Los Angeles Lakers, who lost by a 127-100 victory on Thursday night. Splash Brother Thompson returned to help Golden State make 21 more 3-pointers, giving the Warriors an NBA record for the first two games of a playoff series at 42. Stephen Curry had 20 points and 12 assists. In the 2016 second round, the James Cavaliers scored 40 against Atlanta. Coach Steve Kerr changed it up and brought JaMychal Greenback to the starting lineup for Kevon Looney, who had a career-high 23 rebounds in Game 1, but was recovering from an illness.

Steph Curry sets an NBA record for most points in a Game 7

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 30, 2023
Steph Curry scored a career-high 50 points and replied time and again, confirming that the Golden State Warriors advanced to the Western Conference semifinals by defeating Sacramento Kings 120-100. Curry's points are the most in NBA history in a Game 7, defeating Milwaukee in 2021 by Kevin Durant's 48. In Sunday's winner-take-all Game 7, Kevon Looney had 21 points. The Warriors fell behind 2-0 in this series but won twice on the road in front of a raucous, cowbell-clanging crowd in the state capital to become the first reigning champion to drop the first two games and win no postseason series.

Draymond Green suggested that Game 4 be started on the sidelines, according to Steve Kerr

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 24, 2023
After being called off the bench for the Warriors in their crucial Game 4 victory over Sacramento, Draymond Green responded elarginely, and the Warriors' postgame change did not bother him. In truth, it was something he proposed. Green, who was suspended for Game 3, did not begin, with Steve Kerr selecting Kevon Looney over the four-time NBA champion. "You know, 11 years as an adult, you start to feel a sense of responsibility," Green said in the postgame.

The Golden State Warriors beat Sacramento Kings 114-97, reducing the series deficit to 2-1

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 21, 2023
Stephen Curry scored 36 points, Kevon Looney tied his career high with 20 rebounds and nine assists, and the Golden State Warriors put their first-round playoff series into play by defeating the Sacramento Kings 114-97 in Game 3 on Thursday night to pull within 2-1. The defending champions ruled without him as they had done so many times before. Draymond Green, a suspended actor, watched from home. In the fourth quarter of Monday's Game 2 at Golden 1 Center, the fiery forward was suspended without compensation for stepping on Domantas Sabonis' chest. Since the guard became sick Wednesday, the Warriors were also without key defensive stopper Gary Payton II.

After owner Mark Cuban fumed, the Mavericks' protest of Warriors' defeat last month is ruled out by NBA

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 6, 2023
The Mavericks' appeal of their 127-125 loss to the Warriors on March 22 has been dismissed, according to the league. Dallas players argued on the wrong side of the court after a time out because they assumed they had possession of the ball late in the third quarter of the game. Kevon Looney was gifted a wide-open dunk when they were wrong - and the five Warriors lined up on the other side to inbound the ball - but the final score would be the difference.

As Klay Thompson's 38th birthdays, the Warriors defeated Kevin Durantless Suns in a tyevity

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 14, 2023
Klay Thompson scored 33 points in the first half, Stephen Curry added 23 points, seven rebounds, and five assists, and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Phoenix Suns 123-112. The defending champions, Jordan Poole, had 20 points and six assists off the bench. Kevon Looney scored nine points, ten rebounds, and five assists in the Warriors' eighth straight home game and 12th of 13 with nine points, ten rebounds, and five assists. Golden State is 29-7 at home, but 7-26 on the road. Devin Booker added 32 points and Deandre Ayton had 27 points and 12 rebounds for the Suns, who roared back after halftime to make it exciting.

Russell Westbrook of the Lakers sets a record for the most triple-doubles off the bench in NBA history

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 28, 2022
LeBron James scored 28 points, Russell Westbrook had a triple-double, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a four-game losing streak, defeating the Orlando Magic 129-110 on Tuesday night. In 31 minutes, James had seven rebounds and five assists. In each of his last seven games, the four-time NBA MVP had scored at least 30 points. 'It was a good victory for us,' James said. They're doing really well.' They won eight of their last nine games and then defeated Boston twice.'

Steph Curry, the Warriors, gets carried away celebrating a three-pointer while he flies around celebrating a three-pointer

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 15, 2022
Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors got a little too excited about a three-pointer on Friday night as he stumbled after making the shot. In the last game of their preseason Friday, the Warriors suffered a 119-112 loss to the Denver Nuggets in their last game of the season before starting the 2022-23 NBA regular season next week. Despite the eventual loss, Curry had a slew of upsets in the third quarter with a spectacular three-pointer.