Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis won't be suspended for his hit on Miami Heat wing Jae Crowder in Game 5 of the 2020 NBA Finals, per Kurt Helin of NBC Sports.
I’ve been able to view other angles of the incident (which are not public) — particularly the baseline camera angle — and from those angles Davis catches Crowder more in the neck and pushes him, it’s not a punch. It should have been a common foul in my view, but from those angles you could even debate if it’s a foul.
The NBA reviews all footage from every game for this type of incident. Sources told NBC Sports that after the review of all angles, the contact was not considered worthy of a flagrant.
Anthony Davis may be playing in Game 6, but he's unlikely to be 100 percent healthy. The Lakers superstar re-aggravated his right heel contusion in Game 5, which made it difficult to run up and down the floor once he came back into the game despite dropping 28 points.
The Lakers are under immense pressure to win Game 6. If they lose and the series goes to Game 7, the Heat will likely be favored since they are playing with house money and Jimmy Butler is a man on a mission. The Lakers, whether it's LeBron James or Davis, haven't been able to figure out how to keep Butler off of the free-throw line.
Los Angeles is also doing a poor job on Heat sniper Duncan Robinson on the perimeter.
All eyes will be on James and Davis in Game 6. The two future Hall of Famers better deliver for the Lakers. Otherwise, the team could be in serious trouble.
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