Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis exited Wednesday night’s game against the Utah Jazz with an ankle injury that looked bad. Davis went down in serious pain with three minutes left in the second quarter, and he was unable to put any weight on the ankle. He had to be carried off the floor (and it continued that way in the tunnel).
Anthony Davis goes down grabbing his right ankle. He was helped off the court and headed straight to the locker room. pic.twitter.com/c60eXALIIl
— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) February 17, 2022
Another angle of the Anthony Davis injury. This is why I thought AD broke his ankle. pic.twitter.com/RLqkyuKjV5
— Doug Rush (@TheDougRush) February 17, 2022
Anthony Davis couldn't put any weight on his right ankle and had to be carried off the court. pic.twitter.com/5ZBiQp6EC4
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) February 17, 2022
Really bad pic.twitter.com/bstzc1I08i
— Joseph H Gussman (@GussmanJoseph) February 17, 2022
The good news is that x-rays on the ankle were negative.
X-rays negative on Anthony Davis‘ injured right ankle. Davis has a sprain. He will receive treatment over All-Star break and be re-evaluated when team returns.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 17, 2022
But that could be a significant sprain, and if so, that may sideline Davis for several weeks. Davis will have an MRI on Thursday.
Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis will receive an MRI on his right ankle tomorrow, league sources tells @YahooSports. But X-rays were negative.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) February 17, 2022
So, this really sucks for AD, and it’s another brutal moment in the Lakers’ extremely disappointing season.
The Lakers did make a late comeback — led by LeBron James’ 33 points — to beat a very good Jazz team 106-101, at least. But Los Angeles is 27-31 on the season, and now they’re likely to be without one of the best basketball players on the planet for a while.
Update: An MRI revealed a mid-foot sprain for Davis, and he will be re-evaluated in four weeks.
Lakers just announced that Anthony Davis recently had an MRI that revealed a mid-foot sprain. He will be re-evaluated by team doctors in approximately 4 weeks.
— Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) February 18, 2022
[Photo Credit: Spectrum SportsNet]
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