Lakers’ Anthony Davis announces injury during interview with LeBron James

JJ Redick he faces a test early in his tenure as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. After a strong start to the 2024-25 NBA campaign, the Purple & Gold find themselves in a tough spot with three losses in their last four games. In their last game, the Lakers lost to the Detroit Pistons on the road on Monday night.

This unforgettable evening for Los Angeles was made even worse by the fact that Star big man Anthony Davis’s look in pain late in the contest as his left leg problem apparently worsened in the fourth quarter.

After the game, ageless superstar LeBron James was asked in the locker room what he thought about the Lakers’ prospects given Davis’ potential. missing games due to injury.

I don’t know,” James said, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. “I’m going second after second.”

Davis was then heard saying in the background, “He’s gone.”

The Lakers need a healthy Anthony Davis.

This is music to the ears of the Lakers and their fans. Davis’ interjection can be interpreted as a positive sign of his availability to Los Angeles from that point on, which is significant considering he was the best player on the team.

For the season, the former Kentucky Wildcats star is averaging 32.6 points on 57.1 percent shooting from the field, 11.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.7 blocks in seven games. In the loss to the Pistons, Davis dropped 37 points with nine boards and four dimes, making 13 of his 23 attempts from the floor in 39 minutes of play.

“I’ll talk to my coach and just figure out exactly what’s going on,” Davis said of his status after the Pistons game. “Honestly, I’ve been doing this since the summer and my goal every game is to be on the court. And I just landed right on the spot that was killing me. So we’ll figure it out.”

The Lakers don’t have any great options other than Davis in their frontcourt, so Los Angeles needs to keep him as healthy as possible as they try to find a way out of their slump. Jarred Vanderbilt, Christian Wood and Christian Koloko are out with injuries, leaving Jaxson Hayes as the only true center behind Davis.