In his first-ever playoff game, Golden State Warriors star power forward David Lee fell victim to the NBA playoff injury bug on Saturday afternoon.
After a hard spill attacking the basket in the fourth quarter of Golden State's Game 1 showdown with the Denver Nuggets, Lee walked gingerly off the court and had to be examined by team doctors on the bench.
UPDATE: Saturday, Apr. 20, at 8:33 p.m. ET by Kyle Vassalo
According to Rusty Simmons of The San Francisco Chronicle, X-rays on David Lee's right hip flexor have come back negative:
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The team's Twitter account had an initial post to report things were serious:
It then published this tweet to confirm that Lee the diagnosis was a right hip flexor strain and that he would not return to action as the Warriors failed to mount a fourth-quarter comeback:
Lee had 10 points and 14 rebounds in 29 minutes before leaving the game, which Golden State would drop in heartbreaking fashion after Andre Miller's game-winning layup with just 1.3 seconds to play.
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