Lakers star Anthony Davis sprained his left ankle within the first quarter of Wednesday’s recreation in Golden State. After initially being deemed questionable to return, he was later dominated out, the group introduced (Twitter
links through Dave McMenamin of ESPN).
Davis, who has a historical past of foot accidents and has been coping with plantar fasciitis in his left foot for a number of weeks, per Jovan Buha of The Athletic, merely took a clumsy step and had his ankle roll (YouTube link). There was no contact on the play.
Whereas it’s by no means an incredible signal when a participant is unable to return after struggling an harm, this one doesn’t sound very severe. Davis was in a position to stroll with out extra help following the ankle sprain and is taken into account day-to-day going ahead, in accordance with ESPN’s McMenamin, who reviews (via Twitter) that the nine-time All-Star will probably be reevaluated previous to Saturday’s recreation vs. Sacramento.
Davis, who was initially listed as questionable for the Christmas matchup with the Warriors attributable to a left shoulder contusion earlier than suiting up, has usually been derided for lacking video games all through his profession. Nonetheless, he’s been fairly sturdy the previous two seasons, showing in 76 video games in 2023-24 and solely lacking one full recreation up to now in ’24-25.
Guard D’Angelo Russell, who’s coping with a sprained left thumb, wound up lacking the sport. He was additionally questionable earlier than being dominated out.
With Davis out and a number of different frontcourt members (Jarred Vanderbilt, Christian Wood, Jaxson Hayes) sidelined with their very own respective accidents, head coach JJ Redick opted to go small, with LeBron James shifting as much as middle. Christian Koloko, who’s on a two-way deal, additionally performed 9 minutes within the center.
