Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham has given an update on superstar Anthony Davis’s arm following the team’s win over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 1 of their first-round NBA playoff series.

Following the game, Ham said that the injury was “fine,” a statement which came after Davis said that he’d had some tests at halftime following “a little stinger where my arm went completely numb.”

Despite the injury, Davis was able to play the entire game. He totaled over 36 minutes of game time. He was solid from a scoring perspective with 22 points. But he added to that 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, and a huge 7 blocks.

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It’s welcome news for the Lakers on a day on when superstars are dropping like flies. Ja Morant was a notable absentee over the last few minutes of the Lakers/Grizzlies clash. He injured his hand with a little over five minutes to go, and he is now uncertain to play in Game 2.

Not long after, Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a lower-back injury early in his Milwaukee Bucks’ opening game against the Miami Heat and was ruled out for the second half. This happened before Tyler Herro endured the same fate after breaking his right hand late in the second quarter.

Fortunately for the Lakers, Anthony Davis has not joined this undesirable list. With guys like Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura and D’Angelo Russell playing key roles, the Lakers’ reliance on Davis and LeBron James is certainly less than it once was, but nonetheless, they’ll need him on the floor if they’re to make any noise in the postseason.