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The Los Angeles Lakers’ tough season continues with All-Star forward Anthony Davis to miss at least four weeks with a mid-foot sprain.
Davis went down writhing in pain after landing awkwardly as he twisted his ankle in the second quarter of the Lakers’ come-from-behind 106-101 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.
The eight-time All-Star underwent X-rays which came back negative but he has since been diagnosed with a mid-foot sprain following an MRI which will be re-evaluated in four weeks.
The 28-year-old power forward has only played 37 of the Lakers’ 58 games this season, averaging 23.1 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game.
Davis only managed 36 appearances for the Lakers last season and has a long history of missing time in season due to injuries.
The 2012 NBA Draft top pick has had a mix of thumb, knee, wrist and foot/ankle injuries disrupt his 2021-22 season.
“Win games until we get him back,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel told reporters on Wednesday. “It’s that simple. We can’t feel sorry for ourselves. We don’t know obviously how long it will be, but we gotta win as many games as we can down the stretch and believe in the group that we have. And hopefully we’re able to get whole as quickly as possible.”
The Lakers are 27-31 for the season but are still down in ninth in the Western Conference.
