Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis aggravated tendonitis in his right Achilles tendon, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and he was out in the second half in Sunday’s loss. 122-105 against the Denver Nuggets.
Davis missed two games earlier this week due to injury. The Lakers officially described him as a right Achilles distension and said Davis will undergo an MRI on Monday.
Davis, 27, was listed as questionable before the game, but began with the Lakers looking to extend their seven-game winning streak.
Davis pushed Nikola Jokic at the end of the second quarter and collided his legs with the center of the Nuggets: Jokic’s right knee made contact with Davis’ right quadriceps. When Davis picked up his pot after the foul was sanctioned and planted his foot, he seemed to aggravate his right leg. He grabbed his leg below the calf after the foul was scored.
Davis stayed in the game to take two free throws, doing both, and then left with 2:36 remaining in the second quarter and limped into the locker room with Lakers physical trainer assistant Jon iShop , next to him.
The nine-year veteran has been experiencing discomfort in his lower right leg for weeks and underwent an ultrasound last weekend, which confirmed the injury.
Before returning to play in Friday’s 115-105 win over the Memphis Grizzlies when he scored 35 points in 16 of 27 pitches, two less than his high season in scoring, Davis detailed his thought process about the injury with the reporters.
“I think every other game … in which I’ve wanted to play, that’s a different circumstance, because it’s an Achilles. If it was a quad or a finger, sort of, it wouldn’t hurt me to play,” Davis said. he said on Thursday. “But I really don’t want to play with an Achilles.”
Davis played 35 minutes against the Grizzlies, but was left out in the final straight with victory in hand after experiencing pain.
“I could go away, obviously with rest and stuff like that, but I’m not trying to rest, so I’m trying to keep as loose as possible,” Davis said Friday.
Davis said his Achilles tendon was not compromised, but the tissue surrounding him was bothering him.
“The doctors and training staff feel comfortable enough for me to go out and act,” he said. “It’s something that will continue to improve, treating her constantly day and night, and using things in my place to relieve the level of pain and using duct tape and all that stuff to make her feel better over the course. , and I’m basically a lot … I’m able to go out and play and not worry about it. “
Davis scored 15 points in 14 minutes with four rebounds and an assist before leaving Sunday’s game.
Kyle Kuzma started the second half instead of Davis.