Gay needed to be helped off the court and back to the locker room by teammate Willie Cauley-Stein and team director of sports medicine Pete Youngman. Gay took one step and went right down, losing the ball.Īs play moved to the other end of the court, Gay remained down, clearly in serious pain when he turned onto his stomach, he slapped the floor in frustration. The veteran forward caught the pass and instantly began to drive the baseline - a move he’s made countless times in his basketball-playing life - but this time, something wasn’t right.
With just under 30 seconds left in the third quarter, and the Kings holding a 10-point edge over the Pacers, Sacramento guard Garrett Temple drove into the paint before kicking the ball out to Gay in the far corner. Rudy Gay was dealing on Wednesday night, getting to the rim and knocking down jumpers en route to 21 points on 13 shots to help the Sacramento Kings build a big lead over the visiting Indiana Pacers.
