Lakers forward Anthony Davis suffered a left knee injury in the team’s 110-92 loss to the Timberwolves on Friday and he’ll undergo an MRI today after the team flies to Chicago, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.
“So far all is in good structure, but (we) want to take another image,” a source familiar with the injury told McMenamin.
Davis had already been dealing with soreness in the same knee. He underwent an ultrasound on Monday and was examined by the Timberwolves’ team doctor after Friday’s game. Officially, the Lakers are calling Davis’ injury a knee contusion. He struggled to make it to the locker room, collapsing to the ground in pain going through the tunnel.
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- Isaiah Thomas made a heartwarming return to the NBA after signing a 10-day contract via the hardship exemption. He scored 19 points and received an ovation from the Minnesota crowd when he entered. Thomas expressed gratitude and said he feels healthy, McMenamin tweets. “I just never thought I would feel this way again,” he said. “Like, I have no limitations with my body, with my hip and that’s why I just smile so much because I’m in a great place mentally and I’m in a great place physically.”
- It’s unlikely that Thomas will wind up remaining on the 15-man roster, Jovan Buha of The Athletic writes. The team would likely have waive Avery Bradley or shed the guaranteed contract of Rajon Rondo or DeAndre Jordan to make that happen.
- Russell Westbrook had 14 points in 29 minutes on Friday. He entered health and safety protocols briefly but didn’t miss any games after producing multiple negative tests. Westbrook had three negative tests after testing positive, Kyle Goon of the Orange County Register tweets. He arrived in Minneapolis in mid-afternoon from Dallas, where Los Angeles played its previous game.
- Trevor Ariza was in uniform on Friday but was the only player on the active list to record a DNP. The team will ease the veteran forward back into action, Bill Oram of The Athletic tweets. Ariza has yet to make his season debut after undergoing ankle surgery.
Wow means Isiah will be FA again. Someone has to jump on him. Celtics would be wise to get on it.
Maybe the sixers can sign him to a full contract, i think they badly need a PG.
They would be wise to dump bazemore and pick up IT
Lakers need to fire vogel. He doesnt know how to rotate the players!
You know damn well Vogel isn’t setting the rotations c’mon
No i dont know damn well. Is it lebron’s idea to play rondo & westbtook at the same time?! C’mon..
I’d say this is Robs mess. If he decides to trade half a team for $45M Westbrook and then decides he can no longer afford Alex Caruso then it’s his lack of judgement that starts them down the path of mediocrity
Yeah, Vogel is just playing the hand he has been dealt.
GMs Rob and LeBron are to blame for the mess the Lakers currently find themselves in.
IT was the only player last night that played with fire. I saw a lot of rebounds that should have been caught but no hustle by the Lakers. Almost like they expect they should win. No chemistry what so ever.
Yes, agreed. The game was terrible by the Lakers, they only rely on iso from LeBron and Russ, and they have no chemistry. Lakers definitely need to bring back Thomas. Wish the best for AD who had 2 injuries in the same game.
Here’s a question … does Clev. say no to another reunion next year when the player/GM makes his roster demands as pre-conditions. Laker fans need to get ready for many many dark yrs ahead.
Lakers still have 2027 first round pick to trade
Lakers should trade Davis for young stars such as Ball, Jaylen Brown, Wiggins ….
If I were a GM, I’d target Lakers 2027 First
Lakers would like to fight Rockets 2024-2029 by trading away own future picks
AD following his predictable yearly injury pattern. At least, LAL got 1 championship out him.
Vogel is not helping him. AD has a history of injuries but Vogel still plays him huge minutes. Should not play more than 32 minutes a game. Big men need more rest than smaller players.
Vogel is to be blamed for everything. He’s holding back DeAndre from rising from the dead, he’s forcing Russ to clang all those wide open 3’s, he allowed AD to be 30lbs over weight,… LOL.
He is responsible for over playing old players too many minutes. He has a lot of old players who need to rest. He leaves other players on the bench mainly playing the same players a large chunk of minutes. LeBron playing way too many minutes will burn him out.
I’m sure when Vogel looks down his bench for substitutions, he shakes his head and silently curses the player/GM for his brilliance in assembling the roster.
I bet Alex Caruso would be a welcome option. But, oh my Rob thought $45M Westbrook fixed everything so he let Alex walk. Brilliant.
You do know that only LeBron makes roster decisions as the player/GM.
If that’s true then Pelinka needs to be fired and someone who can tell Lebron no brought in. Either way Vogel and Pelinka have both performed poor enough to be fired.
People think they know LJ but are just sad with their guessing.
Lakers can always offer Thomas another 10 day contract, no?
If more Lakers get Covid I guess.
Just hope AD gets back soon, he is having a great season & is a big miss for hoops fans if he ain’t playing!