LAKERS INJURY REPORT: Anthony Davis sustain a major injury on his…
Lakers Insider Offers Unsettling Update on Anthony Davis’ Injury.
The Los Angeles Lakers are the 8th seed in the Western Conference, but their come up may have come at a significant cost.
Star big man Anthony Davis left the team’s final regular season game against the New Orleans Pelicans with a little more than five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter on Sunday, April 14. He walked slowly and cautiously to the scorer’s table after calling for a substitution.
Davis was grimacing during a conversation with LeBron James, as he lowered himself toward the floor, the evidence of which is clear in a video of the incident as posted to social media via the Hoop Central X account.
Approximately 15 minutes later, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin offered an update to Davis’ injury status.
“The initial belief is Anthony Davis experienced hip and back spasms after being pushed in the air by Larry Nance Jr. and landing awkwardly, a source familiar with the situation told ESPN,” McMenamin reported.
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