Nicolas batum, the French Clippers winger, has withdrawn from the season game NBA against Miami, Monday night in Los Angeles, his team mentioning a concussion to justify his absence.
At first, the reason given by the California franchise was a « migraine », in their report on unavailable players prior to the match. This was then confirmed by coach Tyron Lue, specifying that the player had complained of headaches during the day. After which, the Clips updated with ” concussion “, without any details being provided.
According to Los Angeles Daily NewsBatum received a blow to the face on Sunday night, on contact with Jarrett Allen, in the win over Cleveland. Which had not prevented him from finishing the meeting.
Brake kick for Batum
This is not the first time the 32-year-old international has suffered a concussion. In 2013, when playing for the Portland Trail Blazers, he crashed heavily after a dunk in training and had to miss a pre-season game.
Four years later, while playing for the Charlotte Hornets, he had to miss two regular season games due to a severe migraine that had him bedridden for four days. He had had a brain scan that didn’t show anything abnormal and the pain eventually went away.
Arrived this fall at the Clippers, Batum makes a convincing first third of the season as a starter (9.7 pts, 4.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists on average) within the team ranked 3rd in the Western Conference.
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