Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis had his injuries reevaluated by team doctors Thursday night and will be off for four weeks, head coach Frank Vogel said.
Sources had told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski earlier this week that Davis would be reevaluated in two to three weeks after suffering a calf strain on Sunday and the Achilles tendon in his right leg worsening and that he is unlikely to return to the pre-NBA lineup March 5-10. All-Star break.
“We want to try to get over this completely and be conservative with it to make sure it’s completely healed before he comes back,” said Vogel.
A Lakers spokesperson said the new four-week period is an estimate and includes the time it would take Davis to rehabilitate and recover from the calf strain and tendinosis in his right Achilles tendon, as well as step up in exercises and workouts. . to return to the game action.
“He’s doing exactly what he needs to do to get himself back to the best possible health,” said LeBron James. “He has an injury that he cannot mess with too much, and as an organization, as his teammates, as I as his brother, he has our full support. So take as much time as he needs.”
Davis missed two games with tendinosis in his right Achilles last week and had to leave Sunday’s loss to the Denver Nuggets shortly before halftime after aggravating the injury.
An MRI on Monday revealed the calf strain and worsening tendinosis, a source told Wojnarowski, but it showed no fracture of the right Achilles tendon.
James and Davis brought together the last minutes of the Lakers’ 109-98 defeat to the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday in the corner of the field, deep in conversation as the Nets put the finishing touches to the win.
“When I go to the sidelines, we’re talking about the game, that possession, that half, that quarter,” said James. “What can I do better? Does he see something I could have done better? Does he see some things that we could have done better? Because he’s still a great extension of our real team, even though he’s not in uniform. So , however, nothing changes. “
The Lakers are 1-2 in their last three games, including Sunday’s loss to Denver when Davis aggravated his right leg and have seven more games in the next two weeks before the All-Star break.
When asked how LA will continue to try to stay at the top of the leaderboard for a month without Davis, James said he remains focused on what lies ahead.
“I really didn’t even think that far, to be honest,” he said. “I use it every day. We play every other day. I don’t have the opportunity to look four weeks ahead. … I have to stay in the moment … Stay low and keep shooting. I haven’t even thought that far. about what it looks like in four weeks. “