CLEVELAND -- Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert exited his team's 117-88 season-opening win over the New York Knicks with concussion-like symptoms in the fourth quarter on Tuesday and did not return.
Shumpert hit his head against Kristaps Porzingis' hip with 5:34 remaining.
"I'll live," Shumpert told ESPN on his way out of the arena when asked about his status.
Shumpert was filling in at backup point guard for the Cavs, with the rookie Kay Felder already ruled out for the Knicks game after being placed in the concussion protocol himself; Felder took an errant Chris Andersen elbow to the head in practice last week.
The Cavs have the day off Wednesday and head coach Tyronn Lue said Shumpert's availability for Friday's road game against the Toronto Raptors was unknown.
"Right now we don't know the status on Shump," Lue said. "Still going to go through the testing or whatever. I know he got hit in the head, and I think he ran into Porzingis' hip or something. He's going to get tested and just see where he's at. Not quite sure what the results are going to be."
Shumpert finished the game with two points, three assists and two turnovers in 14 minutes.
Backup point guard is the thinnest position on the defending champs' roster, after Matthew Dellavedova signed with the Milwaukee Bucks in the offseason and Mo Williams continues to be away from the team as Cleveland tries to trade away his contract.
LeBron James picked up the slack in that department against the Knicks, doling out a game-high 14 assists.
