The next day, Link's diagnosis was officially released to the public.
After examination, Link was indeed found to have a mild concussion. As a result, he would be required to enter the league's concussion protocol.
Until he passed the concussion tests arranged by the league, Link would not be allowed to play. He could not even participate in training.
However, the news did not cause much of a stir.
After all, mild concussions happened to players all the time over the course of a season.
The most famous example was probably the 2010 Eastern Conference Finals, when "Big Baby" Glen Davis was knocked unconscious on the court by an elbow from Howard.
Though he staggered back to his feet and tried to join the offense, he had barely taken two steps before nearly collapsing again as if he were drunk.
The final diagnosis showed that Davis had suffered a severe concussion the instant he took that elbow.
Davis's case had been an extremely serious concussion. In truth, most players' concussions were very mild and nowhere near that frightening.
The league had established such strict concussion testing to ensure athletes' safety and prevent minor issues from becoming major ones.
Kevin Love had just completed his second concussion test a few days ago. For most players, a mild concussion was no big deal; they only needed a few days of rest.
Besides, the Grizzlies did not have any particularly high-profile games left before the Christmas Day Games.
The Grizzlies still had five games before the Christmas Day Games. Their opponents were the Kings twice in a row, then the Jazz, Celtics, and Pistons.
Though the Jazz and Celtics were both playoff-caliber teams, to be honest, those two games were not especially significant for the Grizzlies.
So even if Link was absent, it