The Lakers will be without one of their most important players for extended periods.
Anthony Davis of Los Angeles is back on the bench after re-starting an Achilles injury during a February game against the Angets. With the seven-time All-Star expected to sit for several weeks, the Lakers will rely on MVP candidate LeBron James even more as they survive a major drop in the Western Conference standings.
What’s next for Davis? Here we know everything about his injury and the latest news when he can return to court
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What is Anthony Davis injury?
During the second quarter of the February 14 game in Denver, Davis attempted to drive Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and was able to commit a foul. He went out of bounds after the whistle sounded, clearly limping as he made his way to the free throw line.
Davis hit both shots on the charity strip, but the Lakers had to knock him out at the next stoppage. He never returned and lost to Los Angeles with a final score of 122–105.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojrowski told Davis resumed his right Achilles tendonosis, which ruled him out of two games that month. Fortunately for Davis and the Lakers, MRI results appeared Any rupture of the right Achilles tendon But reportedly A calf strain detected And confirmed the tendon.
“I felt like coming back against Memphis for the first time, and I’m going to do the same thing, similar steps to fix it.” Davis said after the game. “Obviously, be a little smarter with it, like I was smart at first, but smarter than that. More about the treatment – maybe three times a day, maybe five times a day just trying to get it back Where it needs to be done. To go there and help the team. “
How long will Anthony Davis be out?
Lakers coach Frank Vogel Told reporters on 18 February Davis will be out for “four weeks” after doctors confirmed the calf strain earlier in the evening.
“We want to try to put him fully behind him and be conservative with it to make sure he fully recovers before he comes back,” Vogel said.
The team later stated that the timetable was an estimate. Wojnarowski Davis was previously reported to be reevaluated in two to three weeks, but was “unlikely” to play again before the 2021 All-Star break.
It is clear that the Lakers will not take Davis back before they are ready, as Los Angeles is more focused on him for one more playoff than a few games in February and March.
“For me, all I care about is health,” James said When asked about Davis’ injury. “I want him to be healthy. Our team needs him to stay healthy. He’s got to make sure he does the due diligence on all the precautionary reasons, everything, what’s going on with his injury.” And be right back. “
Update: The Lakers announced during their March 12 game that Davis was cleared to enter the next phase of his recovery and would be re-evaluated in two weeks, Dave McMenamin copy of ESPN And other journalists. LA will play nine games over 14 days from March 15 to March 28.
Anthony Davis stats for the 2020-21 season
- 22.5 points per game
- 8.4 rebound per game
- 3.0 assists per game
- 1.8 blocks per game
- 1.3 steals per game
- 2.0 turnovers per game
- 32.8 minutes per game
- Shooting 53.3 percent
- 29.3 percent 3-point shooting
- 71.5 percent free throw shooting
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