Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis said his right hip should be “fine”, but it will still need “round-the-clock treatment” before Game 5 vs. the Memphis Grizzlies, per Darvin Ham. AD re-aggravated the injury after a hard fall in the second quarter of the Lakers' 117-111 overtime win in Game 4.

“He’s hanging in there man,” Ham said. “He’s definitely hurting but it’s not something that’s going to keep him out. We just have to manage it the best we can and it’s constant round-the-clock treatment.”

Davis said the injury has bothered him for several days but he never considered exiting the game. (He was also elbowed below the belt by Desmond Bane.)

“I just wanted to play,” explained AD. “It’s been bothering me for probably like a week-and-a-half. But there was no way I was coming out. Just trying to give what I could to the team. I’ll be fine, though. We do what we’re supposed to do Wednesday, then I get a couple days to let it calm down and get back to normal. But take care of it tonight, tomorrow and get ready for Wednesday’s game.”

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AD seemed a tad slowed and was seen grimacing on occasion. He finished with 12 points on 4-of-13 shooting, though he gutted his way to 11 rebounds and 4 blocks, including on a potential buzzer-beater from Ja Morant at the end of regulation. He scored two buckets around the basket in overtime to help lead the Lakers to their biggest win of the season.

It sounds like Davis will play in Game 5, but he won't have much time to recuperate. The Lakers will look to close out the series at the FedEx Forum at 6:30 p.m. CT.