Versatile Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis has now missed over a month with a stress reaction in the navicular bone in his left foot and a fractured osteophyte (aka “bone spur”).
The team has been able to stay somewhat afloat in his absence, but are beginning to take on water, having lost four out of their last five games, with three of them (vs. the Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, and most recently last night vs the Sacramento Kings) coming in very tight fashion.
Clearly, injuries to Lonnie Walker (knee tendinitis) and particularly Austin Reaves (hamstring strain) have loomed large — not only for the loss of the players themselves, but also due to the additional fatigue for depth players having to fill their roles; and for LeBron James, who acknowledged how tired he was after his performance vs the Houston Rockets.