Updated: January 16, 2013, 4:33 pm ET

Pau Gasol “Optimistic” for Return Against HEAT

By HOOPSWORLD
Basketball News & NBA Rumors

The NBA made a wise decision regarding concussions — if you want to play after one you have to be cleared by a league neurologist, not the team doctor. If you want to know why that is a good idea, why not ask the team doctors that cleared Robert Griffin III and Rob Gronkowski to play in the NFL playoffs.

But Gasol went through 3-on-3 drills on Wednesday and said he was “optimistic” he would be cleared to play of Thursday night when the Lakers host the Miami Heat, the team reports.

And he could come off the bench, adds Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News.

via Kurt Helin of NBC Sports

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