With the suspension of the NBA season, maybe now would be a good time to reflect on some notions or perceptions we no longer spend time to really think about because of how often – or we think how often – it happens. Now that we're on this boat, perhaps a good question to ponder on would be: Is Anthony Davis really injury prone?

Most NBA fans, in a heartbeat, would give an instant “Yes” with this question. The Los Angeles Lakers forward has had the “injury prone” tag on him ever since his rookie campaign back in 2012-13 and it only continued after he went on his first four years in the league without hitting a single 70-game season.

However, there might be proof that suggests that the 27-year old may not be as injury prone as many perceive him to be.

First, let's investigate what led to fans giving Anthony Davis the “injury prone” tag. As mentioned, he didn't play more than 68 games in a season and averaged just 65 games through his first four years in the NBA.

Moreover, he often exits games with injuries and always seems to have nagging ailments on his body. Also, this Fox Sports tracker of the former top overall pick injuries further supports this notion – and this only covers the last two and a half years.

While all of these could be fair arguments, it doesn't necessarily add up to Davis as someone with glass bones and paper skin.

Before we start with anything, I'll begin with the premise that I have rostered Anthony Davis on my Fantasy keeper team since his sophomore campaign. I have pretty much experienced every mini-heart attack whenever his ticker turns red and a “Game-time Decision” (GTD) or an “Out” (O) tag pops up beside his name.

But as the seasons went on, I've grown numb to those instances. It's turned to the point where it's routinary that he'll get a GTD after every game and that GTD will turn to “healthy” just right before tip-off.

In addition to his constant GTD tags, Davis has often been a frequent mid-game locker room visitor due to injuries. However, he always seems to find a way to return to the floor and, unsurprisingly, dominate the rest of the game. He may tweak an ankle or have a bad landing on his back in the second quarter. The next thing you know, he ends up with 35 points, 17 rebounds, and six blocks.

Before, as mentioned, seeing these kinds of notifications used to make me dread reading his blurb. However, that doesn't even bother me anymore given how he, more often than not, ends up playing.

Moving on to this 2019-20 campaign, Davis has been a game-time call for pretty much his entire first season in Los Angeles. But with every GTD, the 7-time All-Star gives it a go most of the time.

Out of a possible 63 games this season, Davis has played in 55. The lengthiest stretch he missed was five straight games, when he sustained a gluteus maximus contusion through mid-January.

In aggregate, Anthony Davis has played in 521 of 627 possible games so far in his career. Those 106 absences games may seem a lot at first glance, but that's actually just around 18 percent of his total games so far.

In his weird 2018-19 season, Davis only suited up for 56 games. However, majority of his absences weren't injury-related. They came after his trade demand as the New Orleans Pelicans opted to sit him out to preserve his trade value.

In the two seasons prior to last year, Davis had arguably the healthiest stretch of his time with the Pelicans. He played 75 games in both campaigns, which included a considerably successful postseason run in 2018.

The thing with Davis is that, through his eight-year career, he has never really had a major injury that kept him out for a significant amount of time. As mentioned, he often sustains those minor injuries and more often than not, sucks it up and ends up playing.

Does Anthony Davis constantly getting minor ailments from time to time count as “injury prone”? Perhaps, to some, yes.

But to those who think so, consider looking at his career as a whole. Despite playing with nagging injuries due to the beat down he takes from his opponents every night for eight years, he still dominates them with MVP performances night-in and night-out.

The 3-time All-NBA big man has undoubtedly done his part to shed that unwanted perception of being a constant on the sidelines. Perhaps the “injury-prone” tag for Anthony Davis is just a myth at this point.