Baron Davis Injury: Knicks Guard Hurts Knee Against Heat (VIDEO)

Baron Davis #85 of the New York Knicks is taken off the court on a stretcher after he injured his knee in the third quarter against the Miami Heat in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 6, 2012 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The New York Knicks suffered another injury in Game 4 against the Heat on Sunday when point guard Baron Davis went down with a brutal knee injury.

Driving down the court on a fast break midway through the third quarter, Davis planted his right leg hard onto the hardwood and his right knee buckled. Davis immediately fell to the floor, grabbed his knee and began writhing in pain.

(WARNING: VIDEO ABOVE MAY BE DIFFICULT TO WATCH)

The 33-year-old had to be carried to the locker room on a stretcher. LeBron James and several other Heat players on the bench appeared to be in shock when they looked at the knee after Davis fell to the ground. Before Davis was stretched off the court, James went over to him and appeared to say some words of encouragement.

New York fans began chanting Davis' name, and the 12-year veteran saluted them by putting his fist in the air.

It was second injury the Knicks have suffered in their first-round series. Guard Iman Shumpert went down with a torn ACL in Game 1 and will be out for six to eight months.

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Comments

[Politidelic]

01:04 PM on 05/09/2012

I'll never forget Baron as a Warrior. He brought the Warriors to the playoffs which clearly hasn't been an easy feat over the years. I admire the guy and hope this doesn't end his career but if it does he has a lot more going on than basketball, he'll be fine.

[eldorado81]

06:16 PM on 05/07/2012

After seeing what happened to Iman Shumpert and Baron Davis I hope Jeremy Lin is as hurt as the Knicks say he is.He looked like a big wuss sitting there in street clothes on the Knicks bench yesterday..Sometimes I think Woodson isn't playing him simply because he can't keep up with the Heat's players.

[Bados]

01:24 AM on 05/08/2012

isnt that a good reason to not play him? The last game he played against The Heat ( first after watching game film), Lin was 1-11 and Chalmers took the ball from him seemingly every time he crossed half court.

[Quotidien]

04:01 PM on 05/07/2012

He needs to lose some weight. 20-25lbs.

Too much stress on that lower body.

[William Munny]

12:01 PM on 05/08/2012

Maybe, but Derrick Rose and Shumpert weren't overweight and had similar injuries. Sometimes it isn't weight.

[Quotidien]

04:28 PM on 05/08/2012

Baron Davis is overweight.

[shawman65]

11:50 AM on 05/07/2012

Baron has been a good pro for a lot of years. Hope he recovers..

[Bados]

01:32 AM on 05/08/2012

No too many people realize how good pre injury Baron Davis was.

[blackgrl71]

11:59 AM on 05/09/2012

VERY TRUE. One of the best crossovers to ever be introduced to the game. I simply don't see him being able to come back from this injury. Not when you add up all his other injuries. Very sad. He had a good career while it lasted.

[cameron d]

10:52 PM on 05/06/2012

This shortened season sure is taking it's toll on the players. Let's never do this again, OK?

[Bados]

01:32 AM on 05/08/2012

It's pretty sad to see.

[blackgrl71]

12:00 PM on 05/09/2012

I agree and I wish there was some talk about that.

[geese1920]

08:39 PM on 05/06/2012

Ouch! That was painful to watch, but nothing will ever come close to Theismann's leg, ever. I've followed Davis' career since his days at UCLA. Hopefully he can recover from this and continue his basketball career.

[headhuntnyc]

05:05 PM on 05/07/2012

I had just moved to NY from DC and was watching that game and it's a night I will never forget . . . Frank Gifford must have asked for 90 replays of it . . . and I think his wife and his girlfriend were in the stands that night. And Lawrence Taylor didn't know what to do . . . he felt so bad. What a night that was.

[Bados]

01:30 AM on 05/08/2012

I was at the game and was lucky enough to get locker room passes afterward. I think I was in 7th grade or so. I'll never forget LT's reaction. Being a life long Carolina fan, I was watching LT the whole time.

I cant imagine snapping someone's leg in half.

[Quotidien]

08:13 PM on 05/06/2012

preliminary word is that it's a dislocated patella...that's not as bad as a torn ACL

[Bados]

01:31 AM on 05/08/2012

That would make sense. There's nothing that visibly gruesome about tearing an ACL in most cases. both of mine just swelled up pretty quickly.