Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis aggravated the tendon in his right Achilles tendon, said a source to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and was in the second half in Sunday’s 122-105 loss to Denver.
Davis missed two games earlier this week due to injury. The Lakers officially called it a correct Achilles strain and said Davis would undergo an MRI on Monday.
Davis, 27, was listed as questionable before the game, however he started with the Lakers looking to extend his seven-game winning streak.
Davis pushed Nikola Jokic at the end of the second quarter and his legs collided with the center of the Nuggets: Jokic’s right knee came in contact with Davis’ right quadriceps. When Davis lifted his pot after the foul was called and planted his leg, it seemed to aggravate his right leg. He grabbed his foot under the calf after the foul was called.
Davis stayed in the game to make two free throws, scoring both, then left with 2:36 left in the second quarter and limped into the locker room with assistant Lakers fitness coach Jon Ishop by his side.
The nine-year veteran has been experiencing discomfort in his right lower leg for weeks and underwent an ultrasound last weekend, which confirmed the injury.
Before returning to play in Friday’s 115-105 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies when he scored 35 points in 16 of 27 shots, two less than his highest season in the score, Davis detailed his trial. thinking about injury to reporters.
“I think all the other games … that I wanted to play, it’s a different circumstance, because it’s an Achilles. If it were a quad or a finger, something like that, I wouldn’t mind playing.” Davis said Thursday. “But I really don’t want to play with an Achilles.”
Davis played 35 minutes against the Grizzlies, but was left out of the game with the victory in hand after suffering pain.
“He could obviously disappear with rest and stuff like that, but I’m not trying to rest, so I’m trying to keep him as free as possible,” Davis said Friday.
Davis said the Achilles tendon is not involved, but the surrounding tissue bothers him.
“The doctors and the training staff are comfortable enough for me to go there and perform,” he said. “It’s something that will continue to improve, treating it constantly throughout the day and night and wearing things in my shoes to ease the level of pain and using duct tape and all that to make it feel better over time. . , and I’m basically very … able to go out and play and not worry about it. “
Davis scored 15 points in 14 minutes with four rebounds and one assist before coming out of Sunday’s game.
Kyle Kuzma started the second half in place of Davis.