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Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis will be reevaluated in four weeks after being diagnosed with a mid-foot sprain.
Davis is one of the NBA’s most
impactful players when healthy. He’s an eight-time All-Star and a
four-time All-NBA first-team selection who’s averaging 23.1 points,
9.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.3 blocks in 37 appearances during
the 2021-22 season.
Injuries have been a consistent factor
throughout his career, though. He’s played more than 70 games only twice across 10 NBA seasons. That includes numerous absences since
joining the Lakers ahead of the 2019-20 campaign, with mostly ailments of
the minor variety.
He suffered an ankle
injury in a Feb. 16 game against the Utah Jazz, the team’s final
contest before the All-Star break.
L.A. will use a variety of frontcourt
options to fill the void. Dwight Howard and DeAndre Jordan are set to
see more minutes when the team is seeking traditional center play,
while Carmelo Anthony will play when it is seeking to stretch the
floor.
The Lakers have struggled to build any
level of consistency throughout the season, and injuries to key
players are one of the key factors in that generally mediocre play.
An extended absence for Davis will further compound those
issues.
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