Lakers Injury Update: Anthony Davis Leaves Game Against Timberwolves After Getting Hit In Eye
The Los Angeles Lakers announced that Anthony Davis was ruled out of Sunday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves after getting hit in the left eye.
Davis got off to a nice start in the first quarter with four points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals, getting the Lakers off to an early lead.
He had a monstrous putback dunk at the end of the frame, however, and took an elbow to the eye from Kyle Anderson in the process. Davis went down in immediate pain and then was forced back to the locker room to get it checked out.
The Lakers really struggled in Davis’ absence in the second quarter, falling down big to a tough Minnesota team. L.A.’s defense predictably struggled without his anchor, and then he was ruled out for the second half.
The Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis got hit in the eye on a drive to the basket at the end of the first quarter of Saturday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors.
After going back to the locker room, Davis did not come back out to the court for the rest of the first half. He also did not emerge at the start of the third quarter before the Lakers eventually ruled him out for the rest of the night with an eye contusion.
This is a massive loss for the Lakers in arguably their most important game of the season. Davis has typically dominated against the Warriors due to the lack of size, and that was again the case in this one as he had eight points, four rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in 12 minutes of action.
The Lakers’ only other healthy center on the roster is Jaxson Hayes, meaning they will need to go small some if Davis is forced to miss time. Two-way big man Harry Giles III could also potentially see some action.
The Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis got hit in the eye on a drive to the basket at the end of the first quarter of Saturday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors.
After going back to the locker room, Davis did not come back out to the court for the rest of the first half. He also did not emerge at the start of the third quarter before the Lakers eventually ruled him out for the rest of the night with an eye contusion.
The Lakers’ only other healthy center on the roster is Jaxson Hayes, meaning they will need to go small some if Davis is forced to miss time. Two-way big man Harry Giles III could also potentially see some action.
At this stage of the season everyone knows how important every game is for the Lakers, but head coach Darvin Ham spoke on just how crucial this one against the Warriors is.
“I thought it was good, a lot of dialogue with a few different guys. I think that’s been great, that’s why we’ve been able to respond after some of these disappointing losses. We look it right dead in the face in the mirror in front of ourselves, coaches and players, and see how we can get better. But definitely one we got onto the floor, we touched on Golden State. We’ll do it again tomorrow so we feel solid about the way we play them, just some little different switch ups here and there that I won’t reveal right now. But we feel good about our chances, for sure.”
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