Blazers' Kanter says shoulder injury worsened in 4OT game

Portland centre Enes Kanter said his separated shoulder worsened during the first of four overtimes Friday night, a marathon game in which his Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets, 140-137. Kanter originally suffered the injury in the deciding fifth game of the Blazers' first-round series with Oklahoma City.

"First overtime, I think I separated my shoulder more," he told reporters after the win, which gave the Blazers a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals. "I had to tuck my arm into my jersey because I couldn't carry my arm. I'm glad we got a win, man. Whatever it takes. You've got to sacrifice everything. I'm proud of my teammates." Postgame, Kanter tweeted a photo of himself on a medical table, clearly about to receive treatment. He had a pained expression on his face, with his left arm under the shoulder strap of his jersey.

He captioned the photo: "Whatever it freaking takes #RIPCity" [SOCIAL}

Whatever it freaking takes #RipCity (https://twitter.com/hashtag/RipCity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) pic.twitter.com/ok9l0Mf5I8 (https://t.co/ok9l0Mf5I8) — Enes Kanter (@Enes_Kanter) May 4, 2019 (https://twitter.com/Enes_Kanter/status/1124565712528297984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)