So, about that whole Glen Davis-Shaquille O’Neal incident in last Thursday’s game… it seems that Davis’ take to the Herald on Saturday was a bit off the mark.

Davis claimed that the replays showing him giving a few tugs on O’Neal’s thumb occurred before the Cavs center injured his thumb. O’Neal hurt the thumb when Davis hit it while blocking a shot with 7:37 remaining in the second quarter. O’Neal left the game 39 seconds later during a Cavs timeout. A TNT replay showed Davis pulling on O’Neal’s thumb while they jockeyed for position in the post on a Cleveland possession.

An extended video from the game shows that the Cavs actually had a second offensive possession before O’Neal was removed from the game. The video shows Davis grabbing at O’Neal’s thumb, and the exchange clearly happened after the initial injury.

First video :

Second video :