Andre Iguodala is known as a tough defender, but the Golden State Warriors forward went down and stayed on the floor for several seconds after getting flattened by Marc Gasol in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

Andre Iguodala was so focused on defending Kawhi Leonard, not knowing that Marc Gasol has already set a solid screen. The Warriors forward ran into Gasol's wall-like screen, and immediately went down to the floor. He was eventually taken out of the game, and went to the locker room for further checking.

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The veteran forward has the unenviable task of slowing down Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard. The 35-year-old has been playing hurt over the past several games. In Game 1 of the 2019 NBA Finals, Andre Iguodala seemed to have hurt himself on a non-contact play, which raised doubts about his availability for Game 2.

The Warriors, who are already missing the services of leading scorer Kevin Durant, were cautious on giving updates on Iguodala's condition because he seemed to have hurt his Achilles tendon. A good thing for the Warriors is that the MRI came out clean, and Iguodala was cleared to play on Sunday. Yet, given the kind of series the Warriors are having, playing on Sunday merely led him into this Marc Gasol brick wall, and his body is even more taxed than it already had been.

It remains to be seen how effective he will be, since he has now hurt his calf in the Warriors' last two games. He missed Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers due to the same calf injury.