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Anthony Davis: Hurt again| Injured| Injury
Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. (born March 11, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the power forward and center positions. Davis is an eight-time NBA All-Star and has been named to four All-NBA First Teams and four NBA All-Defensive Teams. In his first season with the Lakers, he won an NBA championship in 2020. In 2021, he was honored as one of the 75 Greatest Players in NBA History.
| No. 3 – Los Angeles Lakers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 11, 1993 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6Â ft 10Â in (2.08Â m) |
| Listed weight | 253Â lb (115Â kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Perspectives Charter (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College | Kentucky (2011–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall |
| Selected by the New Orleans Hornets | |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
Hurt again
The Lakers avoided an absolute worst-case scenario when Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels fell into Anthony Davis’s left knee Friday night. But that doesn’t mean they’ve steered clear of a crisis.
Davis is expected to miss about a month with a sprained MCL. If Los Angeles is lucky, Davis will be sidelined for about only 15 games, leaving 37 more for him to play. But the eight-time All-Star’s eventual presence back in the lineup shouldn’t be seen as a cure-all solution to whatever problems they’ll surely stumble upon while he’s out. When he went down, the Lakers were 16–14, a six seed with the league’s easiest schedule and only four games away from 11th place. They ranked 20th in net rating, 10th in defensive rating and 24th in offensive rating.
Injured
LeBron James scored 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers overcame an injury to Anthony Davis and finished a 12-point fourth to beat the Utah Jazz 106-101 on Wednesday night. Rally from the quarter’s losses.
Davis went down with 3 minutes to go into the second quarter with a sprain in his right ankle. The Lakers said the X-rays were negative and that he would receive treatment at the All-Star break.
Davis was injured 17 points in 17 minutes. He was down on the court for several minutes before getting help. Davis – averaging 23.3 points and 9.1 rebounds – has already missed 21 games this season, including 17 due to a knee injury.
Los Angeles went 92–80 in the middle of the fourth quarter, before going 19–4 and breaking a three-game losing streak. James had the final 10 points during the rally, with an assist from Russell Westbrook helping the Lakers top 96–94 with 2:08 remaining.
Mike Connelly tied it on a pair of free throws before James gave Los Angeles the lead for good with 1:24 on a 3-pointer and snapped Utah’s six-game winning streak.
James has scored 25 points or more in a career-best 23 straight games.
Injury
LeBron James scored 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers overcame an injury to Anthony Davis and rallied from a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Utah Jazz 106-101 on Wednesday night.
Davis went down with 3 minutes to go into the second quarter with a sprain in his right ankle. The Lakers said the X-rays were negative and that he would receive treatment at the All-Star break.
Davis was injured 17 points in 17 minutes. He was down on the court for several minutes before getting help. Davis – averaging 23.3 points and 9.1 rebounds – has already missed 21 games this season, including 17 due to a knee injury.
Los Angeles went 92–80 in the middle of the fourth quarter, before going 19–4 and breaking a three-game losing streak. James had the final 10 points during the rally, with an assist from Russell Westbrook helping the Lakers top 96–94 with 2:08 remaining.
Mike Connelly tied it on a pair of free throws before James gave Los Angeles the lead for good with 1:24 on a 3-pointer and snapped Utah’s six-game winning streak.
James has scored 25 points or more in a career-best 23 straight games.
Russell Westbrook had 17 points and seven rebounds while Malik Monk added 13.
Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 37 points, including five 3-pointers.
Utah trailed 33-29 3 1/2 minutes into the second quarter and took the lead with 10 straight points in the space of two minutes.
The Jazz’s biggest lead was 14 points with three minutes remaining in the third quarter before the Lakers rally.
