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The Los Angeles Lakers announced Friday that star Anthony Davis will be out indefinitely with a right foot pressure injury.
Press release cites “extensive consultation with Lakers physician and outside experts.”
Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn ESPN sources: Anthony Davis’ foot pain has subsided over the past few days, he is expected to rest for another 7 to 10 days and re-evaluate to see if he can return to play up. For now, it is hoped that surgery can be avoided. https://t.co/4B2RXiAZTV
Davis was injured on Dec. 16 against the Denver Nuggets, experiencing a bruise in his right foot, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. feel sick. At least one month.
Long absences are nothing new for Davis, who only played in 40 games last season , played only 36 games in the 2020-21 season. The eight-time All-Star stayed mostly healthy in 2019-20 as the Lakers won the NBA title, but he has struggled to stay on the floor since then, with the team failing to make the playoffs the past two seasons compete.
Davis has performed well on the court this season, playing 25 times and averaging 27.4 points, 12.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game.
However, Los Angeles has been unable to replace him. Thomas Bryant, Wenyen Gabriel and Damian Jones played extra minutes in the frontcourt in Davis’ absence, albeit in sharp declines.
This puts more pressure on LeBron James to make up for deficiencies at all stages of his game.
