Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis plans to play against the Sacramento Kings on Friday after missing the previous game.

Davis didn't play against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday due to rib and shoulder pain. The Lakers star says he's going to play this season if he feels good, and rest when he's hurt:

“I want to play,” Davis said, via ESPN. “But obviously saying that, the training staff will probably be more reluctant to [let me play]. If it's still bothering me a little bit, [they'll] have me sit out. Or if it's feeling good, I'm going to play. … Just to know that the way the team played when I sat out, I don't have to be in a rush to get back.

“It's a long season. It's early in the season. You don't want to continue to play through something and then it gets worse. So it's always sitting in the back of your head. But at the same time, you want to play. So you got to listen to your body, be honest with the training staff and try to do what you can. Kind of do what's best for the betterment of the team.”

The Lakers are 9-2 through 11 games. Davis is averaging 26.3 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists while shooting 48.7 percent from the field, 29.6 percent from beyond the arc and 88.5 percent from the free-throw line.