After an MRI on Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that Anthony Davis has been diagnosed with a mid-foot sprain and will be re-evaluated in four weeks.
That timeline puts Davis on track to be re-evaluated around March 10. The Lakers (27-31) visit the Houston Rockets the day before and host the Washington Wizards night after.
Davis awkwardly landed on Rudy Gobert's foot in the second quarter of the Lakers' win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. He instantly writhed in agony on the Crypto.com Arena floor and was unable to put any weight on his right leg as he limped into the tunnel, then was carried into the Lakers locker room by Dwight Howard and DeAndre Jordan.
Anthony Davis in the tunnel, unable to put any weight on his right leg. Has to be carried by DeAndre Jordan and Dwight Howard. Tough sight. https://t.co/dwcO5gN41c
— Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvoNBA) February 17, 2022
The Lakers initially diagnosed Davis with a right ankle sprain after he underwent immediate X-rays, which revealed no fracture.
Austin Reaves on Anthony Davis' injury: "Once you see one of your brothers go down and not be able to put any weight on it when he’s leaving — it sucks to say the least. First of all, thoughts and prayers to him, hoping everything comes out good."
— Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvoNBA) February 17, 2022
LeBron James said Davis was on crutches when he saw AD at halftime.
“Obviously it’s sickening to see AD go down in that fashion,” LeBron said. “I hope he’s fine. Obviously, I mean, I know he’s not like, great, but obviously his health is most important for him individually, for our ballclub…I just wish him the best.”
Of course, “re-evaluated” does not mean “returning.”
The Lakers will next play on Jan. 25. They have 24 games left on their regular-season schedule.
“It’s been like this all year,” Russell Westbrook said after his team bounced back and beat the Jazz. “The most important part is AD is healthy and his spirits are right. And hopefully it’s not that bad and he’ll be back. But until then, we have to hold it down.”
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