You know he has a strained calf,
and that's what it is, so we'll see
how he feels as the week goes on.
Alright, I will see he's
in great spirits today.
We'll see how his body
feels tomorrow, but I think.
Will prepare with them and then
we'll also prepare without them.
So just like any injury.
That we've had all season,
but you know, for him,
it's just see how his body feels each
day and we all hope that you know
he's he's able to go in game one.
But if he's not,
we'll be prepared to to to
move forward without him.
I'm not a doctor, so I've I don't
know that that's my I can't
compare it to anything because
I've had mine in 90, so it's just.
It's just what it is.
We'll see how he feels.
I don't have any experience.
Far as the coach,
it's it's always the players call,
so if he's able to go and put on
his shoes and he he's gonna go.
But if he can't,
we're not gonna jeopardize putting
him in in a in a situation to
get to make things worse, so.
There's been some past history
here in the sense of I think
Dirk had a knee injury and they
sat him out for the playoffs,
so that so if that's the case,
if he's hurt where he can't play,
we're not gonna roll him out there
to jeopardize and put himself in a
situation to to make things worse.
I don't know, maybe I don't know.
I've had so many injuries,
who knows, but again, it's a.
It's a calf injury and it happened on
the last game and and so we'll see
he again he's in great spirits and
we'll see how he feels as the week goes on.
We're not frustrated.
That's just the nature of sport.
You get injuries,
you know happen.
Sometimes they happen
at the wrong time, but I think as a
positive things could be a lot worse.
And so where things could be where
he's ruled out. For not just game one,
but the series and so we'll see how
he feels as the week goes on and
and hopefully he's he's able to go.
But if he's not, I think you know.
Again, we're we're confident that the
group out there is going to put us in a
position to to find a way to protect home.
You gotta ask, the medical staff.
That question I I only green light or red
light and right now it's a red light so.
To see if if at any point you know because
it's Saturday and Saturday afternoon,
there's only so many days here, so we'll see.
Well just being around him.
I mean, in in in the film room,
out here on the court you know
he's in good spirits.
He's smiling,
he's laughing so that that's always
good when someone has an injury that
they're in good spirits and again, just.
Him smiling and doing his work
that he did today and then.
We'll see how I feel tomorrow.
Yeah, everybody's on a high we we.
We've been in this situation
that you guys would put playoffs.
Will will use regular season word
in the sense of playing without
certain players this season.
We've done that.
We've played without them of COVID
or injury and that's no.
Not just him, but other players.
And so you know this,
this team really believes that
they're connected and that they they.
They play as a team.
He's a big part of it,
but if we have to again play without them,
we'll be prepared and we'll hopefully we
put ourselves in a position to protect.
Yeah, I think when you look at if we
had to play without Lucas Spencer.
You know being able to come in
and and fill that void.
We're not asking to be Luca,
but we're asking to be himself and
we feel confident if he has to start.
That's you know that's what we'll do.
But no matter who we rolled out there to
start or who's going to play in that game,
we'll be ready prepared and
it's it's about executing.
And so again, injuries are part of the game.
Sometimes they come at the wrong time.
And but we, our spirits are high,
and we feel good about what we've
accomplished in the season.
And hopefully again,
we have a chance to protect home.
Whoa, they're gonna.
They're gonna have to play against
them or not play against them.
You know it's not being cool.
I don't think it's just we're seeing
you know we the updates will come on
the daily because you guys will ask,
but I think it's just,
you know we're not we're not
trying to give anybody anything,
we're just giving the report that
the medical staff is is giving
and so hopefully we can give.
You know good news here on
Wednesday or Thursday or Friday
that he will be playing,
but right now it's just.
It is what it is.
What grade? Ohh. That's again.
Medically, I don't know what what, what,
a grade means. It's that's
a exactly great answer.
Thank you.