The Clippers vs Warriors‘ intense final quarter clash had a brief pause after a scary fall! The LA side’s second unit guard Kevin Porter Jr. took a nasty fall to his head while driving up the lane for a layup against Stephen Curry. Moreover, the fall had left the 24-year-old lying on the floor for a while, holding the back of his head in grueling pain. After that, Porter Jr. headed to the locker room, fearing a concussion. However, he came back to the fold once again.

The team’s staff ran behind the guard and brought him to shoot the free throws. Following that, Porter headed to the locker room again, only to return to the bench after a few moments. Nevertheless, James Harden will take his spot for the rest of the game, as the game turned into a clutch spectacle.

Porter Jr., who returned to the league after the off-court controversy, has been making it count on the court. Tonight, the athletic guard laced up for 16 minutes, dropping 8 points to help the side steal a close win. However, this scary head injury could have put a pause to his comeback effort. Recently, Denver Nuggets‘ Jamal Murray sustained a concussion after ramming his head onto Julius Randle’s arm.

Following that, he missed three games, adhering to the concussion policy laid out by the league. Anyway, Porter Jr. will have the medical team inspect him to diagnose whether he had a bad impact on his head.

After missing an entire season (2023-24) after involving in the domestic assault case, Kevin Porter Jr. has made a re-entry to seek redemption. Let’s find out how much this comeback means to him.

Kevin Porter Jr. finds the best version of himself ahead of the season

During his time with the Houston Rockets, Porter Jr. tangled himself in domestic assault conflict after physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend in September. Moreover, he also spent time in jail after pleading guilty to misdemeanor assault and a harassment violation. Following that, the Rockets withdrew their contract with the player, and left him off the court for his conduct.

However, ahead of the season, the short-handed Clippers tried their luck on the promising guard and roped him in for a 2-year contract worth $4.7 million. Guess what, Kevin Porter Jr. seemed to have grabbed the second chance with both his hands. Speaking to ESPN ahead of the season, he said, “I got to learn myself, experience some things… And I feel like this is the best version of myself, so it’s been good.”

Moreover, he added, “This is the, if not No. 1, top two best jobs you can ask for as an athlete, as a person. So I’ve seen that get taken away, and then it just puts you in a place with what you want to do for the rest of your life. So I’m very grateful to be back, and I’m going to do everything I can and stay as long as I want.” Currently, after 14 games into the season, he has averaged 8.1 ppg in his 17-minute game time. Truly a commendable effort. Do you think, Porter Jr. will make the most of his second chance? Let us know in the comments.