The injury bug has hit the Lakers again.
LeBron James (ankle) and Anthony Davis (calf) were both sidelined for an extended period, with Los Angeles hoping that newly signed center Andre Drummond could promote a frontcourt. Unfortunately for Drummond and LA, his Lakers debut was cut short when he suffered a nasty leg injury Wednesday night against the Bucks.
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Drummond, who played only 14 minutes in a 112–97 loss to Milwaukee, was seen licking the court in the third quarter to see what the team said “Illusion of right big toe.”
But that description did not tell the whole story. It is revealed that Bucks big man Brooke Lopez stepped on Drummond’s leg in the first quarter, and Drummond later realized he had lost a toenail.
“I didn’t really think anything about it,” Drummond said. “I came back in the second trimester, and it was hurting a little bit more. And then after stopping later, I finally took my sock to look at it, and my whole toenail was gone. It was just bad from there. . I could do.” T walk or run, so I told the coach [Frank Vogel] To take me out. “
(Some) good news for Drummond and the Lakers: X-rays came out negative, and the two-time All-Star will be reevaluated on Thursday.
Drummond said, “It was unfortunate for me to be like this in the first game. Kindness was a bit unholy for me, but my head was high.” “I’m going to take it day by day and come back better than ever.”
After Wednesday’s loss, the Lakers are now 30-18 overall, good for fourth place in the Western Conference standings. They have lost five of their last seven matches, but Vogel remains confident in his group.
“We don’t worry about that,” Vogel said of the injuries. “We worry about the guys in uniform. We know we have enough. We have a deep team. We’re playing really good basketball, each game is getting better during this stretch and we are confident. Is that we can win. “
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