Injury Diagnosis Revealed for Lakers’ Anthony Davis

The Los Angeles Lakers have a big reason to be concerned now. Nikola Jokic bumped Lakers big man. The medical staff has provided the injury diagnosis and Anthony Davis will have to change his playing plans.

AD limped to the locker room in the first half of the game against Denver. He was making his way to the rim when Jokic hit him. Davis had his free throws and went to the locker room. His limping shocked Lakers fans. Kyle Kuzma stepped in as a replacement for the big man.

This is the play that injured Anthony Davis, grabbing at his Achilles.

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Adrian Wojnarowski confirmed that Davis had re-aggravated his right Achilles tendonosis. He had some swelling too. AD is set to get an MRI on Monday and LA has made an official announcement on his injury.

Lakers All-Star Anthony Davis re-aggravated his right Achilles tendonosis and there's some swelling, source tells ESPN. He will get an MRI on Monday.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 15, 2021

Los Angeles is trying to keep pace with the Jazz for the best record in the league. LeBron James leads the Lakers. However, he will need Davis by his side.

“If he misses an extended period of time, they should be very concerned,” ESPN analyst Paul Pierce said during the halftime show. “It looks like LeBron will have to go into his bag, or the fountain of youth, and carry this team for as long as he can.”

The injury diagnosis affects Anthony Davis and his schedule

Davis missed two straight games due to his right Achilles tendonosis. He played 35 minutes against the Memphis Grizzlies and finished the night with 35 points. His Achilles got a bit sore after the game.

“It felt great going into the game,” the big man told reporters. “But as you play, you’re always using that Achilles tendon, and it got sore towards the end just because I was constantly moving on it. But it felt great coming into the game, felt great throughout the game, but late game it kind of was bothering me a little bit. I felt like we had the game in hand, and coach felt that way, so I was able to sit down the last two and a half [minutes].”

AD doesn’t even think of resting as he has already missed some games. However, he will have to rest now.

“It could go away obviously with rest and stuff like that,” Davis said. “But I’m not trying to rest up. I’m just trying to keep it as loose as possible… It’s not the actual Achilles tendon where you guys are thinking about, where it can be scary. It’s — I forgot the name of it — something that’s over it that’s pretty sore, so it’s not the actual tendon, which is why it’s comfortable me to play and get it loose, and why the doctors and training staff are comfortable enough to let me go out there and perform as well.”