DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II left Game 3 of the Western Conference finals against Minnesota on Sunday night after getting hit in the back of the head by a knee from Karl-Anthony Towns. The rookie from Duke stayed on the court holding his head after the accidental contact and was down for several minutes before appearing dazed as he was helped off the court and taken to the locker room. Lively fell as Mike Conley was driving for a missed shot, and Towns was pursuing an o
Lively was woozy after the back of his head collided with Karl-Anthony Towns' knee.
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