“You can’t QUIT” Laker Nation hold their breath as Anthony Davis gives brutal injury scare again
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Anthony Davis falls to the ground after Kawhi Leonard's pump fake
On a pump fake from Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard on Thursday night, the Lakers’ audience at home held their breaths as Anthony Davis fell to the ground but finished the game. Davis was the Lakers’ top scorer, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a dominant Clippers effort.
The Los Angeles Clippers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 103-97 on Thursday night to commence their season with big hopes as Kawhi Leonard scored 14 points in his first game after 16 months. For the Clippers, who fought on throughout the game to defeat their better renowned Los Angeles rivals for the seventh consecutive time, Paul George and John Wall also contributed their scoring totals. 45 points were scored by LeBron and AD together, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a solid Clipper attack.
In the third quarter, a play where Kawhi Leonard spun past Patrick Beverley to score a basket, Davis switched to assist him. Davis was caught by Leonard’s up-fake, and when the shot finally went up, Davis fell on the ground in laid down pain. AD moved to the opposite half of the floor plainly in discomfort and continued to play for the following two and a half minutes. He the headed out to the locker room and continued to play the rest of the game after the trainers evaluated him.
Clippers comes out on top in the battle of LA
To begin the season 0-2 once more, the Lakers fell to the Clippers 103-97 in their first home game. Kawhi Leonard got 14 points and seven rebounds in his first game after missing nearly a year and a half due to injury, while Paul George scored 15 points and John Wall added 15 in his Clippers debut. In addition to five-time All-Star Wall, who gave an immediate boost in his first NBA game in 18 months the stars are all currently in good health which increases their probability for a title.
LeBron James tallied 20 points and 10 rebounds in his 20th home tip-off of his career, while Lonnie Walker scored 26 points in the Lakers’ home debut. Anthony Davis scored 25 points despite having limited stability following a mid-game injury. Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverley, and Kendrick Nunn had terrible shooting games in their home debuts for the Lakers as they shot 9 for 45 from beyond the arc overall. But the Lakers still overcame two significant deficits and kept the game close until the very end.
Fans react to Anthony Davis’ another injury riddled season
Last season was challenging for Anthony Davis, who is 29 years old. AD continued to experience injuries and had a dismal season, despite the team’s expectations that the addition of Russell Westbrook would lessen the burden on him and Bron. Many people assumed that Davis was no longer a star after this season given his performance. After winning the bubble title in 2020–21, Davis played in 36 of the team’s 72 games and regrettably, this pattern continued in 2021–22, with the eight-time All-Star taking part in 40 of the team’s 82 games.
Theis is how the fans reacted to Davis’ nasty fall:
The fans around twitter were in utter disbelief after they saw AD limbering up:
The Lakers star will probably undergo some rear examinations, which should reveal if he will lose any games due to this condition and what remains to be seen is how Davis handles the fall over the coming days. But Anthony Davis said in the press conference following the game that he was confident in his capacity to recover and be ready on Sunday as the Lakers seek their first victory of the year.
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