Ah, fantastic. KP asked to come out of the game "a few plays" before his injury, but Joe refused him.
Just observationally, it was obvious KP was struggling and had an injury of some sort. I was shouting at the TV to take him out. But to have the player ask to come out of the game, and then refusing? That's grossly negligent.
So, if we fall short this year and the question is whether we should bring Joe back, don't use KP's injury as an excuse for why he needs another chance. He made this worse. That's the second significant roadblock he's put up for this team already. His Game 2 debacle wasn't enough; he had to mismanage our best big's injury when we had a 16 point lead with two minutes left in the half.