LOS ANGELES — LAKERS STAR BIG MAN Anthony Davis He injured his right foot in Friday night’s 126-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets and did not return after halftime.
Davis appeared to tweak his right leg after a lower leg crash Nikola JokicA foot when the two were in the air near the basket in the 1st quarter.
A source familiar with Davis’ injury told ESPN that Davis is feeling discomfort in his right leg, but hopes he’s not seriously injured. will receive
Lakers coach Durbin Hamm said Davis had an X-ray taken at the arena and the team would learn more about his condition on Saturday.
“Until I know exactly what’s going on, I don’t want to talk about it,” Hamm said. “We’ll know more tomorrow.”
Davis withdrew from the game with 2:40 remaining in the first quarter, underwent medical attention, and was reinstated in the second quarter to little effect. . Thomas Bryant started the third quarter in his place.
He scored 10 points on 4-for-7 shooting, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists in 18 minutes.
After missing more than half of the Lakers’ regular-season games the past two seasons, Davis has appeared in 24 of LA’s 27 Friday games this season, while the Nuggets have played just two in the last 10 days. I entered my first match. and couldn’t finish it. Davis played just eight minutes in Cleveland during the Lakers’ most recent road trip before he was sidelined with fever and cold symptoms.
In Davis’ absence, LA stepped up to one of the most complete team victories of the season. Seven players hit double figures for the Lakers, led by LeBron James’ 30 points . James, who turns 38 at the end of this month, became the oldest player to score 30 or more points in three straight games since Michael Jordan in 2002, according to an ESPN Stats & Information survey.
Bryant (21 points on 9-11 shooting) and Patrick Beverly (10 points on 4-for-6 shooting) both reached season-high points. Austin Reeves 16 points, Denise Schroeder 15 points and Russell Westbrook He had 15 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds for his second triple-double off the bench this season.
“I’m just trying to do whatever I can to make the person next to me better,” Westbrook said. “I’m doing whatever is asked of me. Whether it works or not, I’m just doing my best in the position I’ve been given.”
Still, the possibility of missing Davis couldn’t be ruled out when discussing a win against a Denver team led by back-to-back MVP Jokic, who ranked No. 3 in the West with a 17-11 record.
“Obviously, health always comes first when it comes to teammates,” James said. “And it’s no different with AD. And that’s the most important thing. So when we know something, we’ll be out of there, but I wish you the best news.”
As with Friday’s victory, especially Tuesday’s victory just after LA took a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter against Boston, the Lakers were unlikely to play without Davis.
“No, because we haven’t done it yet,” James said. “Our team is built on what most of us are. So we’ll be adjusting accordingly, but we haven’t done it yet, so we don’t know how it will be.”
