LOS ANGELES — A day after Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope‘s bruised left quad forced him out of Game 3 of L.A.’s first-round playoff series with the Phoenix Suns, the injury showed slight improvement and an MRI administered on Friday revealed no tear and no structural damage in the left knee, sources told ESPN.
He is day-to-day with what the Lakers called Friday a mild left knee contusion.
Caldwell-Pope exited the Lakers’ 109-95 win on Thursday with 4 minutes, 16 seconds remaining in the third quarter after Suns guard Devin Booker backed into him while dribbling, making contact with the shooting guard’s leg and causing him to fall to the floor.
“I immediately felt pain when he bumped me, and it hyperextended,” Caldwell-Pope said afterward. “And it was painful enough where I couldn’t finish the game.”
Caldwell-Pope will see how his leg responds to rest and…
